:) education.... education |ˌejəˈkā sh ən| noun the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, esp. at a school or university : a new system of public education. • the theory and practice of teaching : colleges of education. • a body of knowledge acquired while being educated : his education is encyclopedic and eclectic. • information about or training in a particular field or subject : health education. • a particular stage in the process of being educated : a high-school education. • ( an education) figurative an enlightening experience : the wares in the shops are an education in quality. DERIVATIVES educationist noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin educatio(n-), from the verb educare (see educate ).
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