education
n 1: activities that impart knowledge; "he received no formal
education" [syn: {instruction}, {teaching}, {pedagogy},
{educational activity}]
2: knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was
clear that he had a very broad education"
3: the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a
preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less
important than a boy's"
4: the profession of teaching (especially at a school or
college or university)
5: the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of
correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and
refinement" [syn: {training}, {breeding}]
6: the federal department that administers all federal programs
dealing with education (including federal aid to
educational institutions and students); created 1979 [syn:
{Department of Education}, {Education Department}, {Education}]