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noun school·ing \ ˈskü-liŋ \

Definition of schooling

1 a :instruction in school :education

b :training, guidance, or discipline derived from experience

2 archaic :reproof

3 :the cost of instruction and maintenance at school

4 :the training of a horse for service; especially :the teaching and exercising of horse and rider in the formal techniques of equitation

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Examples of schooling in a Sentence

He has had little schooling.
the extended schooling needed for a horse to be able to make those precision movements

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But others did not have good enough grades to qualify, or their schooling had been interrupted in the past for work or personal reasons.

— david w. chen, New York Times, "75,000 Apply for State College Scholarships, but Many Won’t Qualify," 25 Aug. 2017
Upon completing his schooling, Tilford was ordained in 1966.

— gerald porter jr., Daily Southtown, "John Tilford, a longtime Chicago priest, dies," 18 Aug. 2017
Though his formal schooling ended after that one year at Cooper Union, Dik Browne was a man of parts.

— cullen murphy, vanityfair.com, "When Fairfield County Was the Comic-Strip Capital of the World," 3 Aug. 2017
Despite his youth and his schooling in Switzerland, Kim understands the tools that his father and grandfather used.

— Washington Post, "In North Korea, a generation gap grows behind the propaganda," 30 July 2017
Still, local educators have varying opinions about year-round schooling.

— kirsten clark, The Courier-Journal, "Could longer summer be in store for Indiana families? Year-round schools may be on way out," 19 July 2017
Back to school so soon Parents also have mixed reviews of year-round schooling.

— kirsten clark, The Courier-Journal, "Could longer summer be in store for Indiana families? Year-round schools may be on way out," 19 July 2017
According to his website, Garcia became a licensed psychologist in 1974 after graduating from the University of Havana, and completing more schooling at the University of Miami and Florida International University.

— david ovalle, miamiherald, "Three more victims tell police that Kendall therapist fondled them during sessions," 12 July 2017
Aycock has worked in economic development in the past and said offering quality schooling is important to economic development in the region.

— jonece starr dunigan, AL.com, "Mobile police investigating homicide on Dubose Street," 27 June 2017

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First Known Use of schooling

15th century

schooling Synonyms

Synonyms

instruction, education, teaching, training, tuition, tutelage, tutoring

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Definition of schooling for English Language Learners

: teaching that is done in a school

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schooling

noun school·ing \ ˈskü-liŋ \

Definition of schooling for Students

:education 1

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