education
/ˌedʒəˈkeɪʃən/eh-juh-KAY-shuhn
/ˌɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/eh-juh-KAY-shuhn
Meaningthe act of leading out
Common meaning: teaching and learning
- eout
- ducto lead or draw alongLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 615 · scan
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- ionnoun ending: act or result
‘out’ + ‘to lead or draw along’ → education
Journey through time
- Latindūcō, dūxī, ductum‘to lead or draw along’
- Englisheducate‘to teach and bring up’
- Englishformed in English from educateeducation‘teaching and learning’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from educate + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), EDUCATE, p.185 · scan
Roots
- dūcō, dūxī, ductum Latin “to lead or draw along”
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