Education
/ɛdʒʌkˈeɪʃʌn/
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Definitions
Noun
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"
Noun
knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education"
Noun
the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl''s education was less important than a boy''s"
Noun
the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
Noun
the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement"
Noun
the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979
Synonyms
breeding
Department of Education
didactics
Education Department
educational activity
instruction
pedagogy
teaching
training
More General Terms
acquisition
activity
cognitive content
content
executive department
learning
mental object
profession
upbringing
More Specific Terms
acculturation
assimilation
class
coeducation
continuing education
course
course of instruction
course of study
elementary education
encyclopaedism
encyclopedism
enlightenment
eruditeness
erudition
experience
extension
extension service
extracurricular activity
foundation
grounding
higher education
instruction
learnedness
learning
mastering
pedagogy
physical education
scholarship
school
schooling
secondary education
self-cultivation
self-education
special education
teaching
team teaching
university extension
vocational education
vocational training
work-study program