noun “education”
singular education, plural educations or uncountable
- the act of receiving knowledge, skills, and the ability to make good decisions
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Education helps people learn how to solve problems and make better decisions.
- (in combination) a specific type of learning or training
Many parents believe that sex education should start at home before it is taught in schools.
- (countable) the set of facts and skills that a particular person has gained by studying formally in schools or universities
She received an excellent education at her high school.
- (countable) an experience that teaches you something valuable or surprising
Traveling to a foreign country was quite an education in different cultures and traditions.