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[ ej-oo-key-shuhn ]

/ ˌɛdʒ ʊˈkeɪ ʃən /

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.

the act or process of imparting or acquiring particular knowledge or skills, as for a profession.

a degree, level, or kind of schooling: a university education.

the result produced by instruction, training, or study: to show one's education.

the science or art of teaching; pedagogics.

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1525–35; (<Middle French ) <Latin ēducātiōn- (stem of ēducātiō ), equivalent to ēducāt(us) (see educate) + -iōn- -ion

1. 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. 4. 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.

an·ti·ed·u·ca·tion, adjectivenon·ed·u·ca·tion, nouno·ver·ed·u·ca·tion, nounpre·ed·u·ca·tion, noun

pro·ed·u·ca·tion, adjectivesu·per·ed·u·ca·tion, noun

educ., educable, educate, educated, educatee, education, educational, educationalist, educational park, educational psychology, educational quotient

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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.

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.

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.

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.

The first records of education come from around 1525. It comes from the Latin ēducātiōn-. Education combines the verb educate, meaning “to teach or to train,” and the suffix -ion, which turns a verb into a noun.

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

For 80% of foreign business executives, the education and training of France's workforce make France attractive for foreign investment.

— Gérard Araud (@GerardAraud) May 11, 2017

Too many of our young people cannot afford a college education and those who are leaving college are faced with crushing debt.

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) June 24, 2015

We need to continuously invest in education. That means early childhood education, AP classes, and investing in New York City’s teachers.

— Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) November 15, 2017

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

culture, discipline, improvement, information, learning, literacy, scholarship, schooling, science, study, teaching, training, apprenticeship, background, brainwashing, breeding, catechism, civilization, coaching, cultivation

Simply listening to a lecture is not effective in the real world, and yet that largely remains the default mode of education online.
While Brunskill doesn’t believe there’s any silver bullet solution to fixing education or recruitment systems, he remains optimistic in Forage’s future.
A new study shows that academic medical researchers, who represent some of the most accomplished scientists with decades of education under their belts, are no exception to that trend.
Enormous investment in education going right the way back into the early 19th century.

In this bleak time for public education, I’ve been straining to decipher some silver linings.
Education controls the transmission of values and molds the spirit before dominating the soul.
What they believe impacts economic policy, foreign policy, education policy, environmental policy, you name it.
Congress is attempting to pass the buck on federal funding for education.
The Supreme Court eventually stepped in and ended legal segregation in the landmark 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education.
This is why arguments for little to no federal oversight of education are so disturbing.
It seems to be a true instinct which comes before education and makes education possible.
Children's Ways|James Sully
I am pleading for a clear white light of education that shall go like the sun round the whole world.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
He became a doctor in two hours, and it only cost him twenty dollars to complete his education.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
And now let me come to the second problem we opened up in connection with college education—the problem of its extension.

The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
If we are to have a real education along lines of expression we must begin with the "content," or cause, of expression.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick

the act or process of acquiring knowledge, esp systematically during childhood and adolescence

the knowledge or training acquired by this processhis education has been invaluable to him

the act or process of imparting knowledge, esp at a school, college, or universityeducation is my profession

the theory of teaching and learninga course in education

a particular kind of instruction or traininga university education; consumer education

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