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education
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Sense: Noun: directed learning

Synonyms:

schooling, teaching , training , study , guidance , coaching , direction , instruction , tutoring, tutelage, enlightenment , rearing, nurture , self-instruction, informing, cultivation, apprenticeship

Sense: Noun: knowledge acquired

Synonyms:

knowledge , learning , wisdom , scholarship , literacy , erudition, learnedness, book learning

Sense: Noun: refinement

Synonyms:

refinement, cultivation, sophistication, finish , enlightenment , culture , polish

Sense: Noun: teaching profession

Synonyms:

teaching , pedagogy, pedagogics, didactics, teaching methods, the field of education

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