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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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I declare, I don’t know what education in this Island is coming to.”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 122 · C1
They had studied Tennyson’s poem in school the preceding winter, the Superintendent of Education having prescribed it in the English course for the Prince Edward Island schools.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 221 · C1
When Matthew and I took you to bring up we resolved we would do the best we could for you and give you a good education.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 249 · C1
Josie Pye says she is just going to college for education’s sake, because she won’t have to earn her own living; she says of course it is different with orphans who are living on charity--_they_ have to hustle.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 251 · C1

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