definition of
education

[1] #1 education n. [instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity] 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". wn

[2] #2 education n. knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education". wn

[3] #3 education n. the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's". wn

[4] #4 education n. the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university). wn

[5] #5 education n. [training, breeding] the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement". wn