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education

[ ej-oo-key-shuhn ]

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.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. the act or process of imparting or acquiring particular knowledge or skills, as for a profession.
  3. a degree, level, or kind of schooling:

    a university education.

  4. the result produced by instruction, training, or study:

    to show one's education.

    Synonyms: , ,

  5. the science or art of teaching; pedagogics.


education

/ 藢蓻诲箩蕣藞办别瑟蕛蓹苍 /

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

  3. the act or process of imparting knowledge, esp at a school, college, or university

    education is my profession

  4. the theory of teaching and learning

    a course in education

  5. a particular kind of instruction or training

    a university education

    consumer education

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补苍顎卼颈路别诲顎卽路肠补顎僼颈辞苍 adjective
  • 苍辞苍顎卐诲路耻路肠补顎僼颈辞苍 noun
  • 辞顎僾别谤路别诲顎卽路肠补顎僼颈辞苍 noun
  • 辫谤别顎卐诲路耻路肠补顎僼颈辞苍 noun
  • 辫谤辞顎卐诲路耻路肠补顎僼颈辞苍 adjective
  • 蝉耻顎卲别谤路别诲顎卽路肠补顎僼颈辞苍 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of education1

First recorded in 1525鈥35; from Middle French, from Latin 脓诲耻肠腻迟颈艒苍-, stem of 脓诲耻肠腻迟颈艒 鈥渁 rearing, bringing up,鈥 literally 鈥渁 leading out,鈥 equivalent to 脓诲耻肠腻迟(耻蝉) ( educate ) + -颈艒 -ion
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Synonym Study

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. 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.
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Example Sentences

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Lee said the rules could "seriously harm" his son's education, who is studying for his GCSEs.

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鈥淧rotecting American educational, cultural, and national security interests requires transparency regarding foreign funds flowing to American higher education and research institutions,鈥 Wednesday鈥檚 executive order reads.

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鈥淭he U.S. Department of Education is unapologetically abandoning its mission to ensure equal access to education with its latest threat to wholesale terminate congressionally mandated federal education funding,鈥 Bonta said in a statement.

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Nandi-Ndaitwah said free university education would be phased in gradually and that the only "contribution as families and students for now will be towards accommodation and other related costs".

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Pope Francis was a Jesuit - a Catholic religious order of priests known for their dedication to education and missionary work.

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What is a basic definition of听education?

Education is both the act of teaching knowledge to others and the act of receiving knowledge from someone else. Education also refers to the knowledge received through schooling or instruction and to the institution of teaching as a whole. Education has a few other senses as a noun.

Education is a word that covers both the act of instructing and the act of learning. It usually refers specifically to the teaching of children or younger people and the learning done by them.

Real-life examples: Elementary schools, high schools, and colleges are institutions focused on education: People are taught important information and life skills at these places. Medical schools, law schools, and driving schools provide more specialized forms of education.

Used in a sentence: The proper education of children is considered important in every country.听

Related to this sense, education refers to the specific level or type of instruction a person has received.

Used in a sentence: He has a high school education.听

Education also means the specific knowledge or scholarship a person has acquired from being taught.

Real-life examples: Doctors have an education in medicine. Chemists have an education in chemistry. Bankers have an education in finance or economics.

Used in a sentence: She has an education in languages and is fluent in French and Italian.听

Education is also used to refer to the process or institution of teaching in general.

Real-life examples: Most teachers have college degrees in education. Nations often devote a portion of their budget to education.

Used in a sentence: My brother decided to pursue a career in education.

Where does听education come from?

The first records of education come from around 1525. It comes from the Latin 脓诲耻肠腻迟颈艒n-. Education combines the verb educate, meaning 鈥渢o teach or to train,鈥 and the suffix -ion, which turns a verb into a noun.

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What are some other forms related to education?

  • antieducation (adjective)
  • noneducation (noun)
  • overeducation (noun)
  • preeducation (noun)
  • proeducation (adjective)
  • supereducation (noun)

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What are some words that share a root or word element with education?听

What are some words that often get used in discussing education?

How is听education used in real life?

Education is a common word used to refer to teaching and learning. Almost everyone agrees that a person should receive some form of education.

Try using听education!

True or False?

If a person has a college education, that means they have gained knowledge and instruction at a college.

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