EDUCATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
   Hypernyms(s) education is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • profession (what does profession mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • teaching (what does teaching mean?)
   • instruction (what does instruction mean?)
   • pedagogy (what does pedagogy mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • educate (what does educate mean?)
   • train (what does train mean?)
   • develop (what does develop mean?)
   • prepare (what does prepare mean?)
   • educate (what does educate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the activities of educating or instructing or teaching
   • activities that impart knowledge or skill
   Synonym(s)
   • educational activity (what does educational activity mean?)
   • instruction (what does instruction mean?)
   • pedagogy (what does pedagogy mean?)
   • teaching (what does teaching mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he received no formal education
   • our instruction was carefully programmed
   • good teaching is seldom rewarded
   Hypernyms(s) education is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • activity (what does activity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • coeducation (what does coeducation mean?)
   • course (what does course mean?)
   • course of study (what does course of study mean?)
   • course of instruction (what does course of instruction mean?)
   • class (what does class mean?)
   • elementary education (what does elementary education mean?)
   • extension (what does extension mean?)
   • extension service (what does extension service mean?)
   • university extension (what does university extension mean?)
   • extracurricular activity (what does extracurricular activity mean?)
   • higher education (what does higher education mean?)
   • secondary education (what does secondary education mean?)
   • work-study program (what does work-study program mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • teach (what does teach mean?)
   • learn (what does learn mean?)
   • instruct (what does instruct mean?)
   • teach (what does teach mean?)
   • learn (what does learn mean?)
   • instruct (what does instruct mean?)
   • educate (what does educate mean?)
   • train (what does train mean?)
   • develop (what does develop mean?)
   • prepare (what does prepare mean?)
   • educate (what does educate mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
   Synonym(s)
   • breeding (what does breeding mean?)
   • training (what does training mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a woman of breeding and refinement
   Hypernyms(s) education is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • upbringing (what does upbringing mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • educate (what does educate mean?)
   • school (what does school mean?)
   • train (what does train mean?)
   • cultivate (what does cultivate mean?)
   • civilize (what does civilize mean?)
   • civilise (what does civilise mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the gradual process of acquiring knowledge
   Usage Example(s)
   • education is a preparation for life
   • a girl’’s education was less important than a boy’’s
   Hypernyms(s) education is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • learning (what does learning mean?)
   • acquisition (what does acquisition mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • acculturation (what does acculturation mean?)
   • assimilation (what does assimilation mean?)
   • mastering (what does mastering mean?)
   • self-education (what does self-education mean?)
   • self-cultivation (what does self-cultivation mean?)
   • school (what does school mean?)
   • schooling (what does schooling mean?)
   • special education (what does special education mean?)
   • vocational training (what does vocational training mean?)
   • vocational education (what does vocational education mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • train (what does train mean?)
   • develop (what does develop mean?)
   • prepare (what does prepare mean?)
   • educate (what does educate mean?)
5. Meaning
   • knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
   Usage Example(s)
   • it was clear that he had a very broad education
   Hypernyms(s) education is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • content (what does content mean?)
   • cognitive content (what does cognitive content mean?)
   • mental object (what does mental object mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • physical education (what does physical education mean?)
   • experience (what does experience mean?)
   • eruditeness (what does eruditeness mean?)
   • erudition (what does erudition mean?)
   • learnedness (what does learnedness mean?)
   • learning (what does learning mean?)
   • scholarship (what does scholarship mean?)
   • encyclopedism (what does encyclopedism mean?)
   • encyclopaedism (what does encyclopaedism mean?)
   • enlightenment (what does enlightenment mean?)
   • foundation (what does foundation mean?)
   • grounding (what does grounding mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • train (what does train mean?)
   • develop (what does develop mean?)
   • prepare (what does prepare mean?)
   • educate (what does educate mean?)
6. Meaning
   • the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students)
   • created 1979
   Synonym(s)
   • Department of Education (what does Department of Education mean?)
   • Education Department (what does Education Department mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Education is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • executive department (what does executive department mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • educate (what does educate mean?)