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SCHOOLING

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Dictionary entry overview: What does schooling mean?

• SCHOOLING (noun)
The noun SCHOOLING has 3 senses:

1. the act of teaching at school
2. the process of being formally educated at a school
3. the training of an animal (especially the training of a horse for dressage)

Familiarity information: SCHOOLING used as a noun is uncommon.

Dictionary entry details

• SCHOOLING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The act of teaching at school

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("schooling" is a kind of...):

instruction; pedagogy; teaching (the profession of a teacher)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The process of being formally educated at a school

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

schooling; school

Context example:

what will you do when you finish school?

Hypernyms ("schooling" is a kind of...):

education (the gradual process of acquiring knowledge)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

The training of an animal (especially the training of a horse for dressage)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("schooling" is a kind of...):

grooming; preparation; training (activity leading to skilled behavior)

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SCHOOLING: related words searches

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