adult education

noun

Examples of adult education in a Sentence

The university offers a popular program of adult education.
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All programs — including athletics, community education and adult education — are cancelled Thursday and Friday. Wcco Staff, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026 Doss runs four two-week sessions a year, each admitting about 30 students with the top scores on a basic adult education exam taken at orientation. Claire Rafford, IndyStar, 6 Jan. 2026 Miami-Dade County Public Schools offers at least 75 different career preparation programs across its seven technical colleges and 14 adult education centers. Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025 And others, like the office’s Head Start program and adult education classes, won’t be affected at all. Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for adult education

Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of adult education was in 1814

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“Adult education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adult%20education. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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