English dictionary
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English noun: education | |||
| 1. | education (act) the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill | ||
| Samples | He received no formal education. Our instruction was carefully programmed. Good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded. | ||
| Synonyms | didactics, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | class, coeducation, continuing education, course, course of instruction, course of study, elementary education, extension, extension service, extracurricular activity, higher education, secondary education, team teaching, university extension, work-study program | ||
| Part holonym | classroom project, classwork, homework, lesson, prep, preparation | ||
| Domain category members | academic program, Department of Education, education, Education, education, Education Department, point system, tuition, tuition fee | ||
| 2. | education (cognition) knowledge acquired by learning and instruction | ||
| Samples | It was clear that he had a very broad education. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cognitive content, content, mental object | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | encyclopaedism, encyclopedism, enlightenment, eruditeness, erudition, experience, foundation, grounding, learnedness, learning, physical education, scholarship | ||
| 3. | education (cognition) the gradual process of acquiring knowledge | ||
| Samples | Education is a preparation for life. A girl's education was less important than a boy's. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquisition, learning | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | acculturation, assimilation, mastering, school, schooling, self-cultivation, self-education, special education, vocational education, vocational training | ||
| Domain category | didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching | ||
| 4. | education (act) the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | profession | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | instruction, pedagogy, teaching | ||
| Domain category | didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching | ||
| 5. | education (attribute) the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) | ||
| Samples | A woman of breeding and refinement. | ||
| Synonyms | breeding, training | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | upbringing | ||
| 6. | Education (group) the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 | ||
| Synonyms | Department of Education, Education Department | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | executive department | ||
| Domain category | didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching | ||
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