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Learning something intellectually, as from written or verbal instruction, rather than learning through actual experience.
Although he had received a very thorough textbook education in how to deliver a baby, the intern had no hands-on experience with actual childbirth.
by NW Knows November 16, 2015
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Jul 27 Word of the Day
the whale tail is the shape formed when a g-string rides up high over a womans trousers
oh my god look at that butt, her whale tail is showing so high!
by garv November 10, 2003
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