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ed·u·ca·tion

education

pronunciation:: e j keI shn
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part of speech:	noun
definition:	Your education is all the knowledge you get through learning. The reason you go to school is to get education. My mom says that education helps people get a good job when they grow up. similar words: information
related words:	background

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educational:
having to do with education.

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	a broader category that includes education
	culture
	some actions associated with educating
	answer, explain, illustrate, prepare, study, teach
	some descriptions of education
	free, higher, physical
	some people associated with education
	class, classmate, principal, professor, student, teacher
	some places associated with education
	classroom, college, gym, kindergarten, school, university

Word Parts About this feature

The word education contains the following part:

-ation Latin noun-forming suffix that means the act, process, or result of

More about this word part:

The suffix -ation is a compound of -ate¹ + -ion. It turns verbs ending in -ate into nouns (decorate/ decoration ). Not all nouns with this suffix, however, have a corresponding verb ending in -ate (information , alteration).

Example words:

conversation, decoration, education, information, location, pronunciation, evaporation, vacation

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