English > education: 6 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | The activities of educating / educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill. |
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| Example | "he received no formal education" |
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| Synonyms | instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity |
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| Category of | Department of Education, Education Department, Education | The United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students) |
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| academic program | (education) a program of education in liberal arts and sciences (usually in preparation for higher education) |
| education | The profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university / university) |
| education | The gradual process of acquiring knowledge |
| point system | A system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules |
| tuition, tuition fee | A fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education) |
| Parts | classroom project | A school task requiring considerable effort |
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| classwork | The part of a student's work that is done in the classroom |
| homework, prep, preparation | preparatory school work done outside school / school (especially at home) |
| lesson | A task assigned for individual study |
| Narrower | coeducation | education of men and women in the same institutions |
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| continuing education | A program of instruction designed primarily for adult students who participate part-time |
| course, course of study, course of instruction, class | education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings |
| elementary education | education in elementary subjects (reading and writing and arithmetic) provided to young students at a grade school |
| extension, extension service, university extension | An educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities / universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students |
| extracurricular activity | educational activities not falling within the scope of the regular curriculum |
| higher education | education provided by a college or university / university |
| secondary education | education beyond the elementary grades |
| team teaching | A method of coordinated classroom teaching involving a team of teachers working together with a single group of students |
| work-study program | An educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study |
| Broader | activity | Any specific behavior |
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| Spanish | didáctica, educación, enseñanza, instrucción, pedagogía |
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| Catalan | educació, ensenyament, ensenyança, instrucció |
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| Adjectives | educational | providing knowledge |
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| Nouns | educationist, educationalist | a specialist in the theory of education |
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| Verbs | educate | create by training and teaching |
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| educate | give an education to |
English > education: 6 senses > noun 2, cognition| Meaning | knowledge acquired by learning and instruction. |
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| Example | "it was clear that he had a very broad education" |
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| Narrower | enlightenment | education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge |
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| eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism | profound scholarly knowledge |
| experience | The accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities |
| foundation, grounding | education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge |
| physical education | training in the development of and care for the human body |
| Broader | content, cognitive content, mental object | The sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned |
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| Spanish | educación, formación, instrucción |
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| Catalan | educació, formació, instrucció |
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| Nouns | educationist, educationalist | a specialist in the theory of education |
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| Verbs | educate | create by training and teaching |
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English > education: 6 senses > noun 3, cognition| Meaning | The gradual process of acquiring knowledge. |
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| Examples | - "education is a preparation for life"
- "a girl's education was less important than a boy's"
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| Category | education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity | The activities of educating / educating or instructing |
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| Narrower | acculturation, assimilation | The process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure |
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| mastering | Becoming proficient in the use of something |
| school, schooling | The process of being formally educated at a school |
| self-education, self-cultivation | The process of educating / educating yourself |
| special education | education of physically or mentally handicapped children whose needs cannot be met in an ordinary classroom |
| vocational training, vocational education | training for a specific vocation in industry or agriculture or trade |
| Broader | learning, acquisition | The cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge |
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| Spanish | educación |
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| Catalan | educació |
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| Adjectives | educational | relating to the process of education |
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| Nouns | educationist, educationalist | a specialist in the theory of education |
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| Verbs | educate | create by training and teaching |
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