education

Definition

  • noun: the action or process of teaching someone especially in a school, college, or university
  • noun: the action or process of 'educating' or of being 'educated'
  • synonyms: training, breeding, teaching

Examples

  • The school is devoted to the 'education' of children with reading difficulties.

  • Students and their parents worry about the rising cost of 'higher education'.

  • Our vacation turned out to be a very 'educational' experience.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Hi. And, uh, funbags over there is the attorney general. Hi. And that's the secretary of education. You know, I think there's been some kind of mistake... 'cause the test I took was real, real easy. I'm not the smartest guy (..)
    2006 Idiocracy