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THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does thirst for knowledge mean?

• THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE (noun)
The noun THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE has 1 sense:

1. curiosity that motivates investigation and study

Familiarity information: THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Curiosity that motivates investigation and study

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

desire to know; lust for learning; thirst for knowledge

Hypernyms ("thirst for knowledge" is a kind of...):

curiosity; wonder (a state in which you want to learn more about something)

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