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lära

Pronunciation: /ˈlæːˌra/

“lära” is a Swedish word. Its 8 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a scientific branch, a theory
  2. a creed, a doctrine, a tenet
  3. an apprenticeship

verb

  1. to teach, to instruct
  2. to learn, to study, to teach oneself
  3. to be said to
  4. to be bound to (be very likely to)
  5. to have to

Etymology

Unclear when the noun entered the language, from Old Saxon lēra or Middle Low German lēre. Compare Old Norse læra (verb).

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