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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieséducation
Pronunciation / Transliteration: education
"L'éducation est la clé du succès."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university.
"She is pursuing higher education to become a doctor."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin ēducātiō ("breeding, upbringing, education"), stemming from ēducō ("I bring up, rear"), which is a combination of ē- (ex-, "out of") and ducō ("to lead, draw"). It entered the English language in the late 15th century via Old French, evolving from a reference to physical rearing to the systematic instruction and intellectual development of individuals.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Education" is said worldwide
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éducation
Transliteration: education
"L'éducation est la clé du succès."
Bildung
Transliteration: Bildung
"Gute Bildung ist für alle wichtig."
educazione
Transliteration: educazione
"L'educazione apre molte porte."
educación
Transliteration: educacion
"La educación es fundamental para el desarrollo."
educação
Transliteration: educacao
"A educação transforma vidas."
शिक्षा
Transliteration: shiksha
"शिक्षा हर बच्चे का अधिकार है।"
教育
Transliteration: jiàoyù
"教育对未来非常重要。"
교육
Transliteration: gyoyuk
"좋은 교육은 사회를 발전시킨다."
教育
Transliteration: kyōiku
"教育は人生において大切です。"
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