adult education

noun

: continuing education

Examples of adult education in a Sentence

The university offers a popular program of adult education.

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead of doing what most homeowners in America currently tend to do and protesting the shelter’s existence, members of the surrounding neighborhood contribute to potluck dinners, provide childcare during adult education sessions, maybe help with school tutoring and job placement. —Jeff Hobbs, Time, 10 Apr. 2025

All teachers working in adult education are certified Connecticut teachers who hold additional adult education certifications. —Larry Covino, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025

Two innovative companies are taking dramatically different approaches to adult education—one by connecting individuals with world-class experts through technology and the other by immersing participants in intensive real-world training experiences. —Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025

Sweden’s worst mass shooting leaves at least 11 dead at an adult education center. —Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for adult education

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization