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nounthe United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979type of:
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nounthe result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)type of:
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"he received no formal education"nounthe activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skilltype of:
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"it was clear that he had a very broad education"nounknowledge acquired by learning and instructiontype of:
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"education is a preparation for life" "a girl's education was less important than a boy's"nounthe gradual process of acquiring knowledgetype of:
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nounthe profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)type of:
Definition that contains education
- course education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
- class education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
- foundation education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
- enlightenment education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
- grounding education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
- coeducation education of men and women in the same institutions
- higher education education provided by a college or university
- course of instruction education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
- special education education of physically or mentally handicapped children whose needs cannot be met in an ordinary classroom
- secondary education education beyond the elementary grades; provided by a high school or college preparatory school