• noun:   the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
• noun:   the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill

  Example: "He received no formal education"

• noun:   the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
• noun:   the gradual process of acquiring knowledge

  Example: "Education is a preparation for life"

• noun:   knowledge acquired by learning and instruction

  Example: "It was clear that he had a very broad education"

• noun:   the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979

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