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education

edu·ca·tion

UK/ˌɛd͡ʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/ US/ˌɛd͡ʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃn̩/ common

noun

1.

the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill

  • “he received no formal education”
  • “our instruction was carefully programmed”
  • “good teaching is seldom rewarded”
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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”
4.
5.

the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)

  • “a woman of breeding and refinement”
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6.

the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979

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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French éducation, from Latin ēducātiō (“a breeding, bringing up, rearing”), from ēducō (“to educate, train”), from ēdūcō (“to lead forth, to take out; to raise up, to erect”). See educate. Morphologically educate + -ion.

Phrases

  • adult education
  • adventure education
  • all-round education
  • basic education
  • board of education
  • compulsory education
  • continuing education
  • democratic education

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