noun
education
ej-oo-KAY-shuhn/ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn/
The process of developing knowledge and skills through instruction or experience.
A teacher uses a bean seedling to enrich the children's education.
Etymology
The action noun built on educare originally named rearing and training. Its scope shifted through instruction in manners and social codes toward systematic schooling and preparation for work.
In context
many education systems operate in in a bilingual mode that's to say there are two languages of learning and teaching
More examples
- Every child deserves access to a good education.
- Running a small business gives her an education in managing money.
- He studies education because he wants to become a teacher.
Forms
education · educations
educate verb — To develop someone's knowledge or skills.
educational adjective — Intended to teach or support learning.
Similar words
- learning
- Emphasizes gaining knowledge rather than the organized process of teaching.
- instruction
- Emphasizes teaching or guidance rather than learning through experience.
- training
- Focuses on skills needed for particular tasks or jobs.