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ed·u·ca·tion 
[ej-oo-key-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
[ej-oo-key-shuhn] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. |
| 2. | the act or process of imparting or acquiring particular knowledge or skills, as for a profession. |
| 3. | a degree, level, or kind of schooling: a university education. |
| 4. | the result produced by instruction, training, or study: to show one's education. |
| 5. | the science or art of teaching; pedagogics. |
[Origin: 1525–35; (< MF) < L éducātiōn- (s. of éducātiō), equiv. to éducāt(us) (see educate) + -iōn- -ion]
] —Synonyms 1. instruction, schooling, learning. Education, training imply a discipline and development by means of study and learning. Education is the development of the abilities of the mind (learning to know): a liberal education. Training is practical education (learning to do) or practice, usually under supervision, in some art, trade, or profession: training in art, teacher training. 4. learning, knowledge, enlightenment. Education, culture are often used interchangeably to mean the results of schooling. Education, however, suggests chiefly the information acquired. Culture is a mode of thought and feeling encouraged by education. It suggests an aspiration toward, and an appreciation of high intellectual and esthetic ideals: The level of culture in a country depends upon the education of its people.
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| ed·u·ca·tion
(ěj'ə-kā'shən) Pronunciation Key
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| education | |
noun | |
| 1. | the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded" |
| 2. | knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education" |
| 3. | the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's" |
| 4. | the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university) |
| 5. | the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement" |
| 6. | the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 [syn: Department of Education] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Education
Ed`u*ca"tion\ (?; 135), n. [L. educatio; cf. F. ['e]ducation.] The act or process of educating; the result of educating, as determined by the knowledge skill, or discipline of character, acquired; also, the act or process of training by a prescribed or customary course of study or discipline; as, an education for the bar or the pulpit; he has finished his education. To prepare us for complete living is the function which education has to discharge. --H. Spenser. Syn: Education, Instruction, Teaching, Training, Breeding. Usage: Education, properly a drawing forth, implies not so much the communication of knowledge as the discipline of the intellect, the establishment of the principles, and the regulation of the heart. Instruction is that part of education which furnishes the mind with knowledge. Teaching is the same, being simply more familiar. It is also applied to practice; as, teaching to speak a language; teaching a dog to do tricks. Training is a department of education in which the chief element is exercise or practice for the purpose of imparting facility in any physical or mental operation. Breeding commonly relates to the manners and outward conduct.
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