Main entry: education
Definition: the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
Main entry: teaching, instruction, pedagogy, didactics, education, educational activity
Definition: the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
Usage: he received no formal education; our instruction was carefully programmed; good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded
Main entry: education, training, breeding
Definition: the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
Usage: a woman of breeding and refinement
Main entry: education
Definition: the gradual process of acquiring knowledge
Usage: education is a preparation for life; a girl's education was less important than a boy's
Main entry: education
Definition: knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
Usage: it was clear that he had a very broad education
Main entry: Department of Education, Education, Education Department
Definition: the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979