Definition
Meaning of 'Education'
Meaning of 'Education' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Education 
[ n.]
- 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. [ n.]Meaning of 'Education' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. education [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
- the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
Example in sentence:
- a woman of breeding and refinement
Meaning (2):
- the gradual process of acquiring knowledge
- the gradual process of acquiring knowledge
Example in sentence:
- a girl's education was less important than a boy's;
- education is a preparation for life
Meaning (3):
- the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
- the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
Example in sentence:
- good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded;
- he received no formal education;
- our instruction was carefully programmed
Meaning (4):
- knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
- knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
Example in sentence:
- it was clear that he had a very broad education
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