education
//ˌɛd͡ʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃn̩//
formalForms
- Plural
- educations
Definitions
1.The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.
- Good education is essential for a well-run society.
2.Facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, especially through formal instruction.
- He has had a classical education.
- The educations our children receive depend on their economic status.
Frequency
Overall
Very common· #424
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Very common
- Academic
- Very common
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French éducation, from Latin ēducātiō (“a breeding, bringing up, rearing”), from ēducō (“to educate, train”), from ēdūcō (“to lead forth, to take out; to raise up, to erect”). See educate.
Morphologically educate + -ion.