providing knowledge; instructive or informative: an educational toy of or relating to education
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ed•u•ca•tion /ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Education[uncountable] the act or process of educating.
- Education[countable* usually singular] a degree, level, or kind of schooling: a college education.
- Education the science or art of teaching;
teaching methods and theory:[uncountable]You need six more courses in education to get your teacher's certificate.
ed•u•ca•tion•al
(ej′ŏŏ kā′shə nl),USA pronunciation adj.
ed′u•ca′tion•al•ly, adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Educationpertaining to education.
- Educationtending or intended to educate, instruct, or inform:an educational show on television.
- education + -al1 1645–55
ed•u•ca•tion
(ej′ŏŏ kā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- Educationthe act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- Educationthe act or process of imparting or acquiring particular knowledge or skills, as for a profession.
- Educationa degree, level, or kind of schooling:a university education.
- Educationthe result produced by instruction, training, or study:to show one's education.
- Educationthe science or art of teaching;
pedagogics.
- Latin ēducātiōn- (stem of ēducātiō), equivalent. to ēducāt(us) (see educate) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle French)
- (1525–35
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged instruction, schooling, learning. Education, training imply a discipline and development by means of study and learning. Education is the development of the abilities of the mind (learning to know):a liberal education.Training is practical education (learning to do) or practice, usually under supervision, in some art, trade, or profession:training in art, teacher training.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged learning, knowledge, enlightenment. Education, culture are often used interchangeably to mean the results of schooling. Education, however, suggests chiefly the information acquired. Culture is a mode of thought and feeling encouraged by education. It suggests an aspiration toward, and an appreciation of high intellectual and esthetic ideals:The level of culture in a country depends upon the education of its people.
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