Noun
1. the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill;
"he received no formal education""our instruction was carefully programmed""good teaching is seldom rewarded"2. knowledge acquired by learning and instruction;
"it was clear that he had a very broad education"3. the gradual process of acquiring knowledge;
"education is a preparation for life""a girl's education was less important than a boy's"4. the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
5. the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior);
"a woman of breeding and refinement"