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education [n]

1)	the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good teaching is seldom rewarded"

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educational_activity instruction pedagogy teaching

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activity instruct educate develop classroom_project homework lesson coeducation class elementary_education extension extracurricular_activity higher_education secondary_education work-study_program point_system academic_program department_of_education tuition

2)	knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education"

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cognitive_content develop physical_education experience encyclopaedism enlightenment foundation

3)	the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's"

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acquisition develop acculturation mastering self-cultivation school special_education vocational_education

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

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profession educate develop instruction

5)	the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement"

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breeding training

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upbringing civilise

6)	the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979

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department_of_education education_department

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executive_department educate

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