How many words in the word education

Other forms: educations

Whenever you learn something new, you are getting some amount of education. You might get your education in school, where you’re learning to speak French, or in your garage, where you’re learning how to repair your bike.

Back in the 1500s, the word education meant «the raising of children,» but it also meant «the training of animals.» While there are probably a few teachers who feel like animal trainers, education these days has come to mean either «teaching» or «the process of acquiring knowledge.»

Definitions of education

1. noun

   the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

   “he received no formal
   education”

   synonyms:

   didactics, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching

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   coeducation

   the teaching of different genders in the same institutions

   continuing education

   a program of instruction designed primarily for adult students who participate part-time

   class, course, course of instruction, course of study

   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 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

   secondary education

   education beyond the elementary grades; provided by a high school or college preparatory school

   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

   adult education

   a course (via lectures or correspondence) for adults who are not otherwise engaged in formal study

   art class

   a class in which you learn to draw or paint

   childbirth-preparation class

   a course that teaches pregnant women to use breathing and concentration and exercise techniques to use during labor

   dramatics

   participation in theatrical productions as an extracurricular activity

   athletics

   participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity

   correspondence course

   a course offered (by mail) by a correspondence school

   course of lectures

   a series of lectures dealing with a subject

   directed study

   a course of study that is supervised and controlled by a specialist in the subject

   elective, elective course

   a course that the student can select from among alternatives

   extension course

   a course offered as part of an extension service

   home study

   a course of study carried out at home rather than in a classroom

   industrial arts

   a course in the methods of using tools and machinery as taught in secondary schools and technical schools

   orientation, orientation course

   a course introducing a new situation or environment

   propaedeutic, propaedeutics

   a course that provides an introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally)

   refresher, refresher course

   a course that reviews and updates a topic for those who have not kept abreast of developments

   required course

   a course that all students are required to take

   seminar

   a course offered for a small group of advanced students

   shop, shop class

   a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity)

   workshop

   a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving

   type of:

   activity

   any specific behavior

2. noun

   the gradual process of acquiring knowledge

   “education is a preparation for life”

   “a girl’s
   education was less important than a boy’s”

3. noun

   knowledge acquired by learning and instruction

   “it was clear that he had a very broad
   education”

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   physical education

   training in the development of and care for the human body; stresses athletics; includes hygiene

   experience

   the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

   encyclopaedism, encyclopedism, eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship

   profound scholarly knowledge

   enlightenment

   education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge

   foundation, grounding

   education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge

   familiarisation, familiarization

   the experience of becoming familiar with something

   woodcraft

   skill and experience in matters relating to the woods (as hunting or fishing or camping)

   letters

   scholarly attainment

   edification, sophistication

   uplifting enlightenment

   satori

   (Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment

   type of:

   cognitive content, content, mental object

   the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

4. noun

   the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)

5. noun

   the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)