eduction

[ ih-duhk-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of educing.
2. something educed.

eduction

/ ɪˈdʌkʃən /

noun

1. something educed
2. the act or process of educing
3. the exhaust stroke of a steam or internal-combustion engine Compare induction

Word History and Origins

Origin of eduction¹

1640–50; < Latin ēductiōn- (stem of ēductiō ), equivalent to ēduct ( us ) ( educt ) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of eduction¹

C17: from Latin ēductiō, from ēdūcere to educe

Example Sentences

Sylwia also talks about her eduction, her background and her father, which immediately makes me anxious for how well she'll fare later in the episode since we are given so much Sylwia content.

From Salon

Kenneth Marcus, the founder and chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and former assistant U.S. secretary of eduction for civil rights, disagreed, telling Fox News Digital that "the FBI got it wrong."

From Fox News

He said the commission would promote a “patriotic eduction” and “encourage our educators to teach our children about the miracle of American history and make plans to honor the 250th anniversary of our founding.”

From New York Times

Ben Opipari has a master of arts in teaching and was a former special eduction teacher in Montgomery County, Md., public schools.

From Washington Post

Governors and state education departments, too, focused more on the hope for an in-person reopening than the chance that online eduction could continue.

From New York Times