coeducation

[ koh-ej-oo-key-shuhn ]

noun

1. the joint education of the sexes at the same institution and in the same classes.

coeducation

/ ˌkəʊɛdjʊˈkeɪʃən /

noun

1. instruction in schools, colleges, etc, attended by both sexes

Derived Forms

• ˌcoeduˈcational, adjective
• ˌcoeduˈcationally, adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of coeducation¹

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; co- + education

Example Sentences

Their universal opinion was that no such undesirable results of coeducation were ever observed.

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It is necessary that the child should regard coeducation as something perfectly natural.

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Coeducation involves, as its name implies, the education of a company of young men and women as a single body.

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The early fear that coeducation would result in classroom romances 324 has proved exaggerated.

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This experiment in coeducation during the plastic age of youth has not even been undertaken by France.

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