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experience

/ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.ən(t)s/ noun A2
  1. The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering. (countable, uncountable) · It was an experience he would not soon forget.
  2. An activity one has performed. (countable)
  3. A collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge, opinions, and skills. (uncountable)
  4. The knowledge thus gathered. (uncountable)
  5. A business offering in which a major focus is the way that the customer interacts with the business throughout the transaction, as opposed to only its outcome (the product or service). (countable, uncountable)
  6. Synonym of experience points (countable, uncountable)

Plural experiences

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That has been my experience anyhow.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 25 · C1
I’ve had so much experience at that.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 42 · C1
“I ought to be more case-hardened after my Afghan experiences.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 46 · B2
She looked like a woman of narrow experience and rigid conscience, which she was; but there was a saving something about her mouth which, if it had been ever so slightly developed, might have been considered indicative of a sense of humor.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 5 · C1

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