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ed·u·ca·tion

noun
Pronunciation: "e-j&-'kA-sh&n
Date: 1531

1 a : the action or process of educating or of being educated; also : a stage of such a process b : the knowledge and development resulting from an educational process <a man of little education>
2 : the field of study that deals mainly with methods of teaching and learning in schools
- ed·u·ca·tion·al /-shn&l, -sh&-n&l/ adjective
- ed·u·ca·tion·al·ly /-E/ adverb

 

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^& as e in kitten E as ea in easy oi as oy in boy
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a as a in ash i as i in hit th_ as th in the
A as a in ace I as i in ice ’ as oo in loot
„ as o in mop j as j in job u as oo in foot
au as ou in out ng as ng in sing y as y in yet
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