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Webster 1913 Edition

Education

Edˊu-ca′tion

(?; 135)
,
Noun.
[L.
educatio
; cf. F.
éducation
.]
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
.
Syn. –
Education
,
Instruction
,
Teaching
,
Training
,
Breeding
.
Education, properly a drawing forth, implies not so much the communication of knowledge as the discipline of the intellect, the establishment of the principles, and the regulation of the heart. Instruction is that part of education which furnishes the mind with knowledge. Teaching is the same, being simply more familiar. It is also applied to practice;
as,
teaching
to speak a language;
teaching
a dog to do tricks
. Training is a department of education in which the chief element is exercise or practice for the purpose of imparting facility in any physical or mental operation. Breeding commonly relates to the manners and outward conduct.

Webster 1828 Edition

Education

EDUCA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. educatio.] The bringing up, as of a child, instruction; formation of manners. Education comprehends all that series of instruction and discipline which is intended to enlighten the understanding, correct the temper, and form the manners and habits of youth, and fit them for usefulness in their future stations. To give children a good education in manners, arts and science, is important; to give them a religious education is indispensable; and an immense responsibility rests on parents and guardians who neglect these duties.

Definition 2024

éducation

éducation

See also: education and êducâtion

French

Noun

éducation f ‎(plural éducations)

  1. education (all meanings)
  2. upbringing

Anagrams

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin ēducātiō, ēducātiōnem.

Pronunciation

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