Meaning & Definition of Education in English

1. The activities of educating or instructing

• Activities that impart knowledge or skill

• "He received no formal education"

• "Our instruction was carefully programmed"

• "Good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded"

2. Knowledge acquired by learning and instruction

• "It was clear that he had a very broad education"

3. The gradual process of acquiring knowledge

• "Education is a preparation for life"

• "A girl's education was less important than a boy's"

4. The profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)

5. The result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)

• "A woman of breeding and refinement"

6. The united states federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students)

• Created 1979