education
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(noun) the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university) |
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Related Words: instruction, pedagogy, profession, teaching |
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(noun) activities that impart knowledge; "he received no formal education" |
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Synonyms: educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching |
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Related Words: activity, class, coeducation, course, course of instruction, course of study, elementary education, extension, extension service, extracurricular activity, higher education, secondary education, university extension, work-study program |
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(noun) the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement" |
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Synonyms: breeding, training |
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Related Words: upbringing |
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(noun) the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's" |
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Related Words: acculturation, acquisition, assimilation, learning, mastering, school, schooling, self-cultivation, self-education, special education, vocational education, vocational training |
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(noun) knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education" |
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Related Words: cognitive content, content, enlightenment, eruditeness, erudition, experience, learnedness, learning, mental object, physical education, scholarship |
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(noun) the federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 |
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Synonyms: Department of Education, Education Department |
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Related Words: executive department |
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