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

  • (..) ( Music playing softly ) Oh, man, I ain't eaten like that in a long time. Haven't. Say what? You have a college education and you still say words like "ain't." ( laughs ) Bro, remember the cheerleader-- the one that you had a crush on-- you know, Charlene Hutchison, (..)
    2009 The Black Waters of Echo's Pond