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education

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

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Other meanings

2. noun

knowledge acquired by learning and instruction

3. noun

the gradual process of acquiring knowledge

4. noun

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

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