activities that impart knowledge; "he received no formal education" [syn: {instruction}, {teaching}, {pedagogy}, {educational activity}]
knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education"
the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is apreparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's"
the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement" [syn: {training}, {breeding}]
the federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 [syn: {Department of Education}, {Education Department}, {Education}]
