education
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
he received no formal education
Types & categories
- activity hypernym
- coeducation hyponym
- continuing education hyponym
- course hyponym
- elementary education hyponym
- extension service hyponym
- extracurricular activity hyponym
- higher education hyponym
- secondary education hyponym
- team teaching hyponym
- work-study program hyponym
Parts & wholes
- classroom project part meronym
- classwork part meronym
- homework part meronym
- lesson part meronym
Related & opposite
- educationist derivation
- train derivation
- teach derivation
- educate derivation
- didactic derivation
- educational derivation
- pedagogical derivation
- instructional derivation
- education has domain topic
- point system has domain topic
- education has domain topic
- academic program has domain topic
- Department of Education has domain topic
- tuition has domain topic
Sense 2 noun
knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
it was clear that he had a very broad education
Types & categories
- cognitive content hypernym
- physical education hyponym
- experience hyponym
- eruditeness hyponym
- enlightenment hyponym
- grounding hyponym
Related & opposite
- educationist derivation
- train derivation
Sense 3 noun
the gradual process of acquiring knowledge
education is a preparation for life
Types & categories
- learning hypernym
- acculturation hyponym
- mastering hyponym
- self-education hyponym
- schooling hyponym
- special education hyponym
- vocational training hyponym
Related & opposite
- educationist derivation
- train derivation
- educational derivation
- education domain topic
Sense 4 noun
the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
Types & categories
- profession hypernym
- teaching hyponym
Related & opposite
- educationist derivation
- train derivation
- educate derivation
- education domain topic
Sense 5 noun
the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
a woman of breeding and refinement
Types & categories
- upbringing hypernym
Related & opposite
- civilize derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | educationist |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | train |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | teach |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | educate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | didactic |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | educational |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pedagogical |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | instructional |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | education |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | point system |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | education |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | academic program |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | Department of Education |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | tuition |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | classroom project |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | classwork |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | homework |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | lesson |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | activity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | coeducation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | continuing education |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | course |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | elementary education |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | extension service |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | extracurricular activity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | higher education |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | secondary education |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | team teaching |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | work-study program |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | educationist |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | train |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | cognitive content |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | physical education |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | experience |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | eruditeness |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | enlightenment |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | grounding |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | educationist |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | train |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | educational |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | education |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | learning |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | acculturation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mastering |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | self-education |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | schooling |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | special education |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | vocational training |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | educationist |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | train |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | educate |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | education |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | profession |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | teaching |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | civilize |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | upbringing |