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higher education

–noun
education beyond high school, specifically that provided by colleges and graduate schools, and professional schools.
Also called higher learning.


Origin:
1865–70
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higher education  
n.  Education beyond the secondary level, especially education at the college or university level.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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