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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

education

education

See also: éducation and êducâtion

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education ‎(countable and uncountable, plural educations)

  1. (uncountable) The process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.
    • 2013 July 19, Mark Tran, “Denied an education by war”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 1:
      One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools […] as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence.
    Good education is essential for a well-run society.‎
  2. (countable) Facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, either formally or informally.
    • 2013 June 7, Joseph Stiglitz, “Globalisation is about taxes too”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 19:
      It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. […] It is the starving of the public sector which has been pivotal in America no longer being the land of opportunity – with a child's life prospects more dependent on the income and education of its parents than in other advanced countries.
    He has had a classical education.‎
    The educations our children receive depend on their economic status.‎

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Etymology

Borrowing from Middle French éducation, from Latin ēducātiō ‎(“a breeding, bringing up, rearing”), from ēdūcō ‎(“I educate, train”), from ēdūcō ‎(“I lead forth, I take out; I raise up, I erect”). See educate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃn/, /ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃn/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən
  • Hyphenation: ed‧u‧ca‧tion

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