scholarly work

collocation in English

meaningsofscholarlyandwork

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scholarly
adjective
uk
/ˈskɒl.ə.li/
us
/ˈskɑː.lɚ.li/
containing a serious, detailed study of ...
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work
noun
uk
/wɜːk/
us
/wɝːk/
an activity, such as a job, that a person uses physical or mental effort to do, usually ...
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(Definition ofscholarlyandworkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofscholarly work

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It presents the results ofscholarlyworkin an accessible form, while at the same time responding to current events.
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The result looks like an impressivescholarlywork, but in fact much of it is romantic fiction.
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The index is detailed and accurate, allowing readers to search by author,scholarlywork, and some important thematic keywords related to shamanism.
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On the lighter side, however, the allure of academic activism can also compromise and threaten ourscholarlyworkif we are not vigilant.
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This is an impressivescholarlyworkthat will appeal to many interested in economic and political diplomacy with a cultural dimension.
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In a book offered as a seriousscholarlyworkon a vast range of materials there is no excuse for this.
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Too often, for my preferences, the citations here are inadequate forscholarlywork.
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This is really inexcusable for an otherwise sophisticatedscholarlywork.
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Furthermore, the access to libraries and archives holding the primary sources forscholarlyworkis often difficult, expensive and unsatisfactory.
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Overall, the book is an important, well-researched, and well-written piece ofscholarlywork.
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Since then, an increasing amount ofscholarlyworkhas been devoted to the topic of opera and cinema.
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It presents results ofscholarlyworkin an accessible form, while at the same time responding to current events.
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It seems curious, then, that so little carefulscholarlyworkhas been done on rap's consumption.
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But these are minor defects in what is a major contribution to thescholarlyworkon this remarkable woman.
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Given the high quality of this book, this challenge is clearly one the author will address well in his futurescholarlywork.
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Thescholarlyworkin this volume shows why ' small but significant ' is the right designation for the counter-coup of 1798.
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But on the whole this is a splendidly completescholarlyworkthat will prove invaluable to interested students for generations to come.
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Together, the three volumes are a considerable achievement in synthesising decades ofscholarlywork by anthropologists, archaeologists, geographers and historians.
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She, and the patent applicants for gene patents, should be able to request patent protection for innovativescholarlyworkthat mutates and culminates in novel products.
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