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education

/ˌɛd͡ʒ.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/ noun A2
  1. The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment. (uncountable) · Good education is essential for a well-run society.
  2. Facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, especially through formal instruction. (countable) · He has had a classical education.· The educations our children receive depend on their economic status.

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She is unfortunately of a sickly constitution, which has prevented her making that progress in many accomplishments which she could not otherwise have failed of, as I am informed by the lady who superintended her education, and who still resides with them.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 74 · B2
He is a man of good birth and excellent education, endowed by nature with a phenomenal mathematical faculty.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 104 · B2
And that very evening the prisoners sketched a plan of education, to be entered upon the following day.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 172 · C1
You’ve got as much education now as a woman can be comfortable with.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 324 · C1

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