education English · revision 2519

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌedʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃᵊn/, /ˌed.jʊˈkeɪ.ʃᵊn/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|frm|éducation]] and directly [[bor|la|ēducātiō|t=a rearing, training]],^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)^(MWU 2024) from [[m|la|ēducāre|t=to bring up, rear]].^(Etymonline)^(Klein 1966) It is related to [[educate]].^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The bringing up of a child: 1527 according to the HTOED,^(HTOED) 1531 according to Merriam-Webster,^(MW Collegiate) and the 1530s according to Etymonline, who adds the training of animals.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ At first ''education'' meant instruction in social codes and manners,^(Etymonline) and between 1533 and the early 19th century also the nourishing or feeding of a child.^(HTOED)^(SOED 2002) Systematic instruction is recorded from 1536,^(HTOED) and schooling and training for work from the 1610s.^(Etymonline) William Godwin wrote in 1797 that “all education is despotism”.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1527 – bringing up a child.^(HTOED)

+ * 1533 – nourishing (obsolete).^(HTOED)

+ * 1536 – systematic instruction.^(HTOED)

+ * 1610s – schooling and training for work.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The process of teaching or learning.^(AHD)^(SOED 2002)

+ # The knowledge or skill gained by learning.^(AHD)

+ # A programme of instruction of a particular kind or level: ''higher education''.^(AHD)^(HTOED)

+ # The study of teaching and learning; [[pedagogy]].^(AHD)

+ # An instructive experience: ''quite an education''.^(AHD)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[educational]]

+ * [[educationally]]

+ * [[antieducation]]

+ * [[coeducation]]

+ * [[educationese]]

+ * [[educationist]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[educate]]

+ * [[educator]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}