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study tournoun

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What does the noun study tour mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun study tour. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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How common is the noun study tour?

About 0.1occurrences per million words in modern written English

1870	0.0003
1880	0.0002
1890	0.0005
1900	0.0023
1910	0.0057
1920	0.012
1930	0.036
1940	0.07
1950	0.098
1960	0.12
1970	0.15
1980	0.15
1990	0.14
2000	0.13
2010	0.13

Where does the noun study tour come from?

Earliest known use

1870s

The earliest known use of the noun study tour is in the 1870s.

OED's earliest evidence for study tour is from 1877, in St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat.

study tour is formed within English, by compounding.

Etymons: study n., tour n.

Nearby entries

study guide, n.1880–
study hall, n.1813–
study house, n.1499–
studying, n.late Old English–
study leave, n.1894–
studyless, adj.a1618–
study-man1657
study period, n.1850–
study place, n.1563–
study skills, n.1924–
study tour, n.1877–
stufa, n.1830–
stufata, n.1771
stufe, n.1541–1697
stufe, v.1598
stuff, n.¹c1330–
stuff, n.²1481–
stuff, v.¹c1386–
stuff, v.²a1387–1662
stuff, v.³1587
stuff, v.⁴1927–

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Entry history for study tour, n.

Originally published as part of the entry for study, n.

study, n. was revised in September 2015

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OED First Edition (1919)

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Nearby entries

study guide, n.1880–
study hall, n.1813–
study house, n.1499–
studying, n.late Old English–
study leave, n.1894–
studyless, adj.a1618–
study-man1657
study period, n.1850–
study place, n.1563–
study skills, n.1924–
study tour, n.1877–
stufa, n.1830–
stufata, n.1771
stufe, n.1541–1697
stufe, v.1598
stuff, n.¹c1330–
stuff, n.²1481–
stuff, v.¹c1386–
stuff, v.²a1387–1662
stuff, v.³1587
stuff, v.⁴1927–

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