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overstudy - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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verb To study excessively
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
over- + study
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The reference to "overstudy " refers to the evenings young Thomas spent poring over medical textbooks after he came home from work, until madness took hold.
The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2008
He no longer abused himself with short sleep, overwork, and overstudy .
Chapter 41 2010
I tend to doubt that the abscess was actually caused by overstudy , but this was a century ago.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Con Law Exam Kills Law Student 2010
Those who deny the possibility that the death was caused by overstudy are obviously unfamiliar with the term “Karōshi”.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Con Law Exam Kills Law Student 2010
I suppose an autopsy found an abcess on the brain but the superscience of the year 1900 determined that that in turn had been caused by overstudy .
The Volokh Conspiracy » Con Law Exam Kills Law Student 2010
And now, before I take up my tale, I want to anticipate the doubting Thomases of psychology, who are prone to scoff, and who would otherwise surely say that the coherence of my dreams is due to overstudy and the subconscious projection of my knowledge of evolution into my dreams.
CHAPTER II 2010
His death is the result of overstudy , as his ambition led him to take a high stand in the Harvard Law School, from which he would have been graduated in a few days, had he lived.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Con Law Exam Kills Law Student 2010
His death is the result of overstudy , as his ambition led him to take a high stand in the Harvard Law School, from which he would have been graduated in a few days, had he lived.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Con Law Exam Kills Law Student 2010
I tend to doubt that the abscess was actually caused by overstudy , but this was a century ago.uh_clemQuote
The Volokh Conspiracy » Con Law Exam Kills Law Student 2010
Those who deny the possibility that the death was caused by overstudy are obviously unfamiliar with the term “Karōshi”.tvkQuote
The Volokh Conspiracy » Con Law Exam Kills Law Student 2010
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