3. education: ˌ e-jə- ˈ kā-shən noun (1531) 1 a: the action or process of educating or of being educated ; also : a stage of such a process b: the knowledge and development resulting from an educational process <a person of little education > 2: the field of study that deals mainly with methods of teaching and learning in schools — ed·u·ca·tion·al shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective — ed·u·ca·tion·al·ly ē adverb Entry Word Pronunciation Key Part of Speech Date of origin
4. education: ˌ e-jə- ˈ kā-shən noun (1531) 1 a: the action or process of educating or of being educated ; also : a stage of such a process b: the knowledge and development resulting from an educational process <a person of little education > 2: the field of study that deals mainly with methods of teaching and learning in schools — ed·u·ca·tion·al shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective — ed·u·ca·tion·al·ly ē adverb Main definition First part of main definition Second part of main definition Alternate definition
5. education: ˌ e-jə- ˈ kā-shən noun (1531) 1 a: the action or process of educating or of being educated ; also : a stage of such a process b: the knowledge and development resulting from an educational process <a person of little education > 2: the field of study that deals mainly with methods of teaching and learning in schools — ed·u·ca·tion·al shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective — ed·u·ca·tion·al·ly ē adverb Other versions of the word
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