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schooling
The training of a horse or a horse and rider in equitation.
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  1. The training of a horse or a horse and rider in equitation.
  2. Training or instruction.
  3. Education obtained through experience or exposure:
study
A work of literature or art treating a subject in careful detail and typically done as an exercise in technique, etc.
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  1. A work of literature or art treating a subject in careful detail and typically done as an exercise in technique, etc.
  2. A branch of knowledge or department of learning:
  3. A detailed examination, analysis, or experiment investigating a subject or phenomenon:
training
(voice recognition) The recording of multiple samples of a user's voice to aid pattern recognition.
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  1. (voice recognition) The recording of multiple samples of a user's voice to aid pattern recognition.
  2. (Computing) The process by which two modems determine which protocol and speed to use; handshaking.
  3. The process or experience of being trained
direction
An authoritative order or command:
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  1. An authoritative order or command:
  2. The work or art of directing a choir, band, etc.
  3. The management, supervision, or guidance of a group or operation:
instruction
A sequence of bits that tells a computer's central processing unit to perform a particular operation. An instruction can also contain data to be used in the operation.
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  1. A sequence of bits that tells a computer's central processing unit to perform a particular operation. An instruction can also contain data to be used in the operation.
  2. The act, practice, or profession of instructing:
  3. Imparted knowledge:
guidance
Any process or system to control the path of a vehicle, missile etc.
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  1. Any process or system to control the path of a vehicle, missile etc.
  2. The process of directing the course of a spacecraft, missile, etc.
  3. Counseling, such as that provided for students seeking advice about vocational and educational matters.
teaching
The act, practice, occupation, or profession of a teacher.
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  1. The act, practice, occupation, or profession of a teacher.
  2. The action of a person who teaches; profession of a teacher
  3. The profession of teaching.
coaching
The act by which someone is coached.
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  1. The act by which someone is coached.
tutelage
The capacity or activity of a guardian; guardianship.
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  1. The capacity or activity of a guardian; guardianship.
  2. Teaching; instruction
  3. The capacity or activity of a tutor; instruction or teaching.
learning
(Psychology) Behavioral modification especially through experience or conditioning.
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  1. (Psychology) Behavioral modification especially through experience or conditioning.
  2. Knowledge or skill gained through schooling or study.
  3. The act, process, or experience of gaining knowledge or skill.
reading
An official or public recitation of written material:
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  1. An official or public recitation of written material:
  2. The form of a specified word, sentence, or passage in a particular edition of a literary work
  3. The act or practice of rendering aloud written or printed matter:
enlightenment
The act or a means of enlightening.
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  1. The act or a means of enlightening.
  2. (Buddhism & Hinduism) A state in which the individual transcends desire and suffering and attains nirvana.
  3. A philosophical movement of the 1700s that emphasized the use of reason to scrutinize previously accepted doctrines and traditions and that brought about many humanitarian reforms. Used with the.
edification
Intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement; enlightenment.
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  1. Intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement; enlightenment.
  2. An edifying or being edified; instruction; esp., moral or spiritual instruction
inculcation
The teaching of something by using frequent repetition
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  1. The teaching of something by using frequent repetition
discipline
A state of order based on submission to rules and authority:
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  1. A state of order based on submission to rules and authority:
  2. A branch of knowledge or learning
  3. Training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially training that produces moral or mental improvement:
tuition
Instruction; teaching:
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  1. Instruction; teaching:
  2. A fee for instruction, especially at a college, university, or private school.
  3. (Chiefly Brit.) Teaching; instruction
preparation
Something prepared for a special purpose, as a medicine, cosmetic, condiment, etc.
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  1. Something prepared for a special purpose, as a medicine, cosmetic, condiment, etc.
  2. (Countable) A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.
  3. A substance, such as a medicine, prepared for a particular purpose.
book-learning
Alternative form of book-learning.
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  1. Alternative form of book-learning.
  2. Knowledge gained from reading or study rather than from practical experience
indoctrination
The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated
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  1. The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated
  2. Instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or belief system; information.
brainwashing
Alternative spelling of brain-washing.
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  1. Alternative spelling of brain-washing.
  2. Intensive, forcible indoctrination, usually political or religious, aimed at destroying a person's basic convictions and attitudes and replacing them with an alternative set of fixed beliefs.
  3. The application of a concentrated means of persuasion, such as an advertising campaign or repeated suggestion, in order to develop a specific belief or motivation.
proselytism
The practice of proselytizing.
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  1. The practice of proselytizing.
  2. The act or practice of proselytizing
  3. The fact of becoming or being a proselyte
propagandism
The art, system, or use of propaganda
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  1. The art, system, or use of propaganda
catechism
A body of fundamental principles or beliefs, especially when accepted uncritically:
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  1. A body of fundamental principles or beliefs, especially when accepted uncritically:
  2. Any similar handbook for teaching the fundamentals of a subject
  3. A manual giving basic instruction in a subject, usually by rote or repetition.
cultivation
The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture
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  1. The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture
  2. The art or act of cultivating; improvement of land for or by agriculture
  3. Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)
background
Music (in full background music) or sound effects used as a subordinated accompaniment to dialogue or action, as in movies
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  1. Music (in full background music) or sound effects used as a subordinated accompaniment to dialogue or action, as in movies
  2. (--- Computers) The environment in which programs operate that the user does not engage with directly:
  3. A person's experience, training, and education:
rearing
Act of raising young.
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  1. Act of raising young.
nurture
All the environmental factors, collectively, to which one is subjected from conception onward, as distinguished from one's nature or heredity
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  1. All the environmental factors, collectively, to which one is subjected from conception onward, as distinguished from one's nature or heredity
  2. (--- Biology) The sum of environmental influences and conditions acting on an organism, especially in contrast to heredity.
  3. The act or process of raising or promoting the development of; training, educating, fostering, etc.
writing
The act or process of producing and recording words in a form that can be read and understood:
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  1. The act or process of producing and recording words in a form that can be read and understood:
  2. A written work, especially a literary composition:
  3. Meaningful letters or characters that constitute readable matter:
learning
(Psychology) Behavioral modification especially through experience or conditioning.
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  1. (Psychology) Behavioral modification especially through experience or conditioning.
  2. The act, process, or experience of gaining knowledge or skill.
  3. (Uncountable) An act in which something is learned.
wisdom
The quality of being wise; power of judging rightly and following the soundest course of action, based on knowledge, experience, understanding, etc.; good judgment; sagacity
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  1. The quality of being wise; power of judging rightly and following the soundest course of action, based on knowledge, experience, understanding, etc.; good judgment; sagacity
  2. The sum of learning through the ages; knowledge:
  3. Wise discourse or teaching
scholarship
The systematized knowledge of a learned person, exhibiting accuracy, critical ability, and thoroughness; erudition
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  1. The systematized knowledge of a learned person, exhibiting accuracy, critical ability, and thoroughness; erudition
  2. The quality of knowledge and learning shown by a student; standard of academic work
  3. (Uncountable) The sum of knowledge accrued by scholars; the realm of refined learning.
literacy
Knowledgeability or capability (in a specified field)
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  1. Knowledgeability or capability (in a specified field)
  2. Ability to read and write
  3. The condition or quality of being literate, especially the ability to read and write.
teaching
The action of a person who teaches; profession of a teacher
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  1. The action of a person who teaches; profession of a teacher
  2. The profession of teaching.
  3. The act, practice, occupation, or profession of a teacher.
pedagogy
The strategies of instruction.
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  1. The strategies of instruction.
  2. The profession or function of a teacher; teaching
  3. Preparatory training or instruction.
instruction
The act of instructing; education
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  1. The act of instructing; education
  2. Imparted knowledge:
  3. The act, practice, or profession of instructing:
training
The state of being trained.
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  1. The state of being trained.
  2. The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.
  3. The process or experience of being trained
pedagogics
Pedagogy
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  1. Pedagogy
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
  3. The art of teaching; pedagogy.
didactics
Plural form of didactic
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  1. Plural form of didactic
  2. The art and science of teaching.
  3. Instruction; teaching; pedagogy.
progressive education
A set of reformist educational philosophies and methods that emphasize individual instruction, informality in the classroom, and the use of group discussions and laboratories as instructional techniques.
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  1. A set of reformist educational philosophies and methods that emphasize individual instruction, informality in the classroom, and the use of group discussions and laboratories as instructional techniques.
lecturing
The act of delivering a lecture or harangue.
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  1. The act of delivering a lecture or harangue.
cultivation
The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture
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  1. The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture
  2. Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)
  3. The art or act of cultivating; improvement of land for or by agriculture
finish
The surface given to wood, metal, etc. as by painting, varnishing, etc.
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  1. The surface given to wood, metal, etc. as by painting, varnishing, etc.
  2. Anything used to give a desired surface effect, as paint, varnish, polish, wax, etc.
  3. The reason for one's ruin; downfall:
enlightenment
(Buddhism & Hinduism) A state in which the individual transcends desire and suffering and attains nirvana.
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  1. (Buddhism & Hinduism) A state in which the individual transcends desire and suffering and attains nirvana.
  2. The act or a means of enlightening.
  3. A philosophical movement of the 1700s that emphasized the use of reason to scrutinize previously accepted doctrines and traditions and that brought about many humanitarian reforms. Used with the.
instruction
The act of instructing; education
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  1. The act of instructing; education
  2. Imparted knowledge:
  3. The act, practice, or profession of instructing:
pedagogics
Pedagogy
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  1. Pedagogy
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
  3. The art of teaching; pedagogy.
pedagogy
The strategies of instruction.
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  1. The strategies of instruction.
  2. The profession or function of a teacher; teaching
  3. Preparatory training or instruction.
schooling
Training or education; esp., formal instruction at school
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  1. Training or education; esp., formal instruction at school
  2. The training of a horse or a horse and rider in equitation.
  3. Training or instruction.
teaching
The action of a person who teaches; profession of a teacher
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  1. The action of a person who teaches; profession of a teacher
  2. The profession of teaching.
  3. The act, practice, occupation, or profession of a teacher.
training
The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.
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  1. The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.
  2. The state of being trained.
  3. The process or experience of being trained
tuition
Instruction; teaching:
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  1. Instruction; teaching:
  2. A fee for instruction, especially at a college, university, or private school.
  3. (Chiefly Brit.) Teaching; instruction
tutelage
The state of being under the direction of a guardian or tutor.
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  1. The state of being under the direction of a guardian or tutor.
  2. The capacity or activity of a tutor; instruction or teaching.
  3. Teaching; instruction
erudition
Deep, extensive learning.
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  1. Deep, extensive learning.
  2. Learning acquired by reading and study; scholarship
instruction
The act, practice, or profession of instructing:
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  1. The act, practice, or profession of instructing:
  2. An imparted or acquired item of knowledge:
  3. Imparted knowledge:
knowledge
An awareness of factual information. Includes actual knowledge (positive or definite), personal knowledge (based on one’s own observation), and constructive knowledge (based on other circumstances). An awareness of factual information. Includes actual knowledge (positive or definite), personal knowledge (based on one’s own observation), and constructive knowledge (based on other circumstances).
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  1. An awareness of factual information. Includes actual knowledge (positive or definite), personal knowledge (based on one’s own observation), and constructive knowledge (based on other circumstances). An awareness of factual information. Includes actual knowledge (positive or definite), personal knowledge (based on one’s own observation), and constructive knowledge (based on other circumstances).
  2. The state or fact of knowing:
  3. (Archaic) Carnal knowledge
learning
Acquired knowledge or skill; esp., much knowledge in a special field
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  1. Acquired knowledge or skill; esp., much knowledge in a special field
  2. The act, process, or experience of gaining knowledge or skill.
  3. Knowledge or skill gained through schooling or study.
scholarship
Knowledge resulting from study and research in a particular field.
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  1. Knowledge resulting from study and research in a particular field.
  2. The knowledge attained by scholars, collectively
  3. (Uncountable) The sum of knowledge accrued by scholars; the realm of refined learning.
science
Systematized knowledge derived from observation, study, and experimentation carried on in order to determine the nature or principles of what is being studied
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  1. Systematized knowledge derived from observation, study, and experimentation carried on in order to determine the nature or principles of what is being studied
  2. A systematic method or body of knowledge in a given area:
  3. Such activities restricted to a class of natural phenomena:
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