education

noun ed·u·ca·tion \ ˌe-jə-ˈkā-shən \

|Updated on: 15 Aug 2018

Examples: education in a Sentence

Definition of education

1 a : the action or process of educating or of being educated; also : a stage of such a process

b : the knowledge and development resulting from an educational process

a person of little education

2 : the field of study that deals mainly with methods of teaching and learning in schools

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educational

play \ˌe-jə-ˈkā-shnəl, -shə-nᵊl\ adjective

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educationally

play \ˌe-jə-ˈkā-shnəl-ē, -shə-nᵊl-\ adverb

See education defined for English-language learners

See education defined for kids

Examples of education in a Sentence

The school is devoted to the education of children with reading difficulties.
She received her education at private schools.
The applicants had comparable educations.
She earned her master's degree in education.

Recent Examples of education from the Web

Kids Days at Stern Grove: Aguacero Interactive arts education program featuring Puerto Rican bomba music and dance.

— SFChronicle.com, "Kids listings," 12 July 2018
Presumably this resulted from Catholic subversion of public education.

— Longreads, "Oregon’s Racist Past," 12 July 2018
Asking supporters for bail money, the funds raised would then go toward cancer research, patient services and education programs.

— krislyn placide, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Former Miami Dolphin Kim Bokamper 'arrested' during annual Jail & Bail," 11 July 2018
The wives’s bid to stand for women’s literacy is made, not in the name of women’s rights, but for the sake of religious education.

— rena gross, Billboard, "'The Handmaid's Tale': Season 2, Episode 13 Recap: 19 Startling Moments in 'The Word'," 11 July 2018
Millennials are better educated than previous generations, and those with higher levels of education are leading the rush into urban centers.

— jeff andrews, Curbed, "Why aren’t millennials buying houses?," 11 July 2018
Uppal attended his graduation from the probation department's Adult Day Reporting Center program, an intensive behavioral counseling and education program that targets felons at high risk of getting into trouble again.

— cynthia hubert, sacbee, "This man cost Sacramento County more in one year than any other homeless person," 8 July 2018
Humane Indiana’s wildlife rehabilitation center in Valparaiso, rescued 1,700 injured or orphaned wildlife in 2017, and the humane education program reached 4,172 children.

— sue ellen ross, Post-Tribune, "Critter Camp gives Northwest Indiana kids a hands-on approach to nature," 7 July 2018
Barrett was also a trustee of the Trinity School, an education program founded by the People of Praise, from 2015 to 2017.

— kaitlyn schallhorn, Fox News, "Amy Coney Barrett criticized for ties to People of Praise: A look at the group," 6 July 2018

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First Known Use of education

1531

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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education Synonyms

Other Education Terms

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

EDUCATION Defined for English Language Learners

education

noun

Definition of education for English Language Learners

: the action or process of teaching someone especially in a school, college, or university
: the knowledge, skill, and understanding that you get from attending a school, college, or university
: a field of study that deals with the methods and problems of teaching