Search Result:education


KK Pronunciation

〔 ˏZdʒә`kєʃәn, ˏZdʒJ- 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˏєdju:ˋkєiʃn, ˏєdʒu:- 〕


Overview of noun education

The noun education has 6 senses


  • education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity -- (the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded")

  • education -- (knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education")

  • education -- (the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's")

  • education -- (the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university))

  • education, training, breeding -- (the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement")

  • Department of Education, Education Department, Education -- (the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979)