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self-education

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self-ed⋅u⋅cat⋅ed

[self-ej-oo-key-tid, self-]
–adjective
educated by one's own efforts, esp. without formal instruction.

Origin:
1810–20


self-ed⋅u⋅cat⋅ing, adjective
self-ed⋅u⋅ca⋅tion, noun
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self-ed·u·cat·ed   (sělf'ěj'ə-kā'tĭd)
adj.  Educated by one's own efforts rather than by formal instruction.
self'-ed'u·ca'tion n.
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