Education

noun

,ɛdʒʊ'keɪʃən

Noun

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
“he received no formal education”
Similar:DidacticsInstruction Pedagogy Teaching
Type of:Activity
the gradual process of acquiring knowledge
“education is a preparation for life”
“a girl's education was less important than a boy's”
Type of:AcquisitionLearning
knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
“it was clear that he had a very broad education”
Type of:Content
the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979
the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
Similar:Breeding Training
Type of:Upbringing
the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
Type of:Profession