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Meaning of experience

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  experience
      n 1: the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from
           direct participation in events or activities; "a man of
           experience"; "experience is the best teacher" [ant:
           {inexperience}, {rawness}]
      2: the content of direct observation or participation in an
         event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the
         experience vividly"
      3: an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that
         painful experience certainly got our attention"
      v 1: go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he
           saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: {experience}, {see}, {go
           through}]
      2: have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or
         sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known
         hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug
         addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I
         lived through two divorces" [syn: {know}, {experience},
         {live}]
      3: go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get
         an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive
         injuries"; "have a feeling" [syn: {experience}, {receive},
         {have}, {get}]
      4: undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of
         mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" [syn: {feel},
         {experience}]
      5: undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up" [syn: {have},
         {experience}]

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