education
noun
[ ɛdjʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university.
• "a course of education"
Similar:
teaching,
schooling,
tuition,
tutoring,
instruction,
pedagogy,
andragogy,
coaching,
training,
tutelage,
drilling,
preparation,
guidance,
indoctrination,
inculcation,
enlightenment,
edification,
cultivation,
development,
improvement,
bettering,
• an enlightening experience.
• "Petrus is a good workman—it is an education to watch him"
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin educatio(n- ), from the verb educare (see educate).
