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teaching

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) teaching (noun)
  2. 2) teaching (adjective)
  3. teach (verb)
  4. teaching aid (noun)
  5. teaching elder (noun)
  6. teaching fellow (noun)
  7. teaching hospital (noun)
  8. initial teaching alphabet (noun)
  9. practice teaching (noun)
  10. student teaching (noun)
  11. practice-teach (verb)

1teaching

noun

Definition of TEACHING

1
: the act, practice, or profession of a teacher
2
: something taught; especially : doctrine <the teachings of Confucius>
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Examples of TEACHING

  1. He went into teaching after college.
  2. <a chemist who has devoted his career to teaching, even though he could have made a lot more money in an industrial job>

First Known Use of TEACHING

13th century

Related to TEACHING

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

Rhymes with TEACHING

breeching, screeching

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