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adult education

noun

Examples of adult education in a Sentence

The university offers a popular program of adult education.
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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 But over the summer, the department started handing off its adult education and workforce programs to the Labor Department. Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025 In May, the Education Department signed an agreement to move nearly $2.7 billion in career, technical and adult education grants to the Labor Department, court filings show. Arkansas Online, 19 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 1 Dec. 2025.

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