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English to English noun
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the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill |  | Example: he received no formal education
our instruction was carefully programmed
good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded
source: wordnet30
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knowledge acquired by learning and instruction | | Example: it was clear that he had a very broad education
source: wordnet30
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the gradual process of acquiring knowledge | | Example: education is a preparation for life
a girl's education was less important than a boy's
source: wordnet30
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the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university) | | source: wordnet30
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the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) | | Example: a woman of breeding and refinement
source: wordnet30
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the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 | | source: wordnet30
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The act or process of educating; the result of educating, as determined by the knowledge skill, or discipline of character, acquired; also, the act or process of training by a prescribed or customary course of study or discipline; as, an education for the bar or the pulpit; he has finished his education. | | source: webster1913
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