education

noun

How many syllables in education?

There are 4 syllables in the word education.

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ed · u · ca · tion

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Definition of education:

education (noun):: a stage of such a process; the action or process of educating or of being educated; the process of teaching, esp. at a school, college, or university; the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill.

Synonyms for education:

activity

breeding

class

classroom project

classwork

coaching

coeducation

continuing education

course

course of instruction

course of study

department of education

development

didactics

discipline

drilling

e-learning or elearning

edification

education department

educational activity

elementary education

enlightenment

erudition

extension

extension service

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Antonyms for education:

benightedness

bewilderment

brainlessness

cluelessness

confusion

denseness

destruction

dimness

dopiness

dumbness

foolishness

half-knowledge

idiocy

ignorance

illiteracy

illiterateness

inability

incognizance

incomprehension

inexperience

innocence

knowledgelessness

lack of education

lack of intelligence

lack of knowledge

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