education

[ ej-oo-key-shuhn ]
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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.

  1. a degree, level, or kind of schooling: a university education.

  2. the result produced by instruction, training, or study: to show one's education.

  3. the science or art of teaching; pedagogics.

Origin of education

1
First recorded in 1525–35; from Middle French, from Latin ēducātiōn-, stem of ēducātiō “a rearing, bringing up,” literally “a leading out,” equivalent to ēducāt(us) (see educate) + -iō -ion

synonym study For education

1. 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. 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.

Other words for education

Other words from education

  • an·ti·ed·u·ca·tion, adjective
  • non·ed·u·ca·tion, noun
  • o·ver·ed·u·ca·tion, noun
  • pre·ed·u·ca·tion, noun
  • pro·ed·u·ca·tion, adjective
  • su·per·ed·u·ca·tion, noun

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How to use education in a sentence

  • Their educations were completed, except for evening supplementary courses.

    The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke Gallun

  • But it is an education he has constructed for himself out of his aptitudes, as all other actual educations have really been.

    Steam Steel and Electricity | James W. Steele

  • They have a far larger share than their brothers of that best of all practical and moral educations, that of family life.

    Women and Politics | Charles Kingsley

  • Building and decorating are, however, the best of educations.

    Worldly Ways and Byways | Eliot Gregory

  • Many Cherokees, however, as well as Choctaws, have received good English educations.

British Dictionary definitions for education

education

/ (ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃən) /

noun

  1. the act or process of acquiring knowledge, esp systematically during childhood and adolescence

  2. the knowledge or training acquired by this process: his education has been invaluable to him

  1. the act or process of imparting knowledge, esp at a school, college, or university: education is my profession

  2. the theory of teaching and learning: a course in education

  3. a particular kind of instruction or training: a university education; consumer education

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