Analysis Complete

education

/ education /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
Type of:
profession
Kinds of:
teaching instruction pedagogy
Derived:
educate train develop prepare
Domain:
education instruction teaching
noun Sense 2
the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill
"he received no formal education"
"our instruction was carefully programmed"
"good teaching is seldom rewarded"
Type of:
activity
Kinds of:
coeducation course course of study course of instruction class
Derived:
teach learn instruct educate train
noun Sense 3
the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
"a woman of breeding and refinement"
Type of:
upbringing
Derived:
educate school train cultivate civilize
noun Sense 4
the gradual process of acquiring knowledge
"education is a preparation for life"
"a girl''s education was less important than a boy''s"
Type of:
learning acquisition
Kinds of:
acculturation assimilation mastering self-education self-cultivation
Derived:
train develop prepare educate
Domain:
education instruction teaching
noun Sense 5
knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
"it was clear that he had a very broad education"
Type of:
content cognitive content mental object
Kinds of:
physical education experience eruditeness erudition learnedness
Derived:
train develop prepare educate
noun Sense 6
the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979
Type of:
executive department
Derived:
educate
Domain:
education instruction teaching
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
50
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

Word Relationship Graph

Synonyms Antonyms Hypernyms Hyponyms

Related Words

profession teaching instruction pedagogy activity coeducation course course of study course of instruction class upbringing learning