n.
Pronunciation: ˌ e-j ə - ' k ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1531
1 a : the action or process of educating or of being educated also : a stage of such a process b : the knowledge and development resulting from an educational process <a person of little education >
2 : the field of study that deals mainly with methods of teaching and learning in schools
– ed · u · ca · tion · al \ -shn ə l, -sh ə -n ə l \ adjective
– ed · u · ca · tion · al · ly \ - ē \ adverb