(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Teaching is the work that a teacher does in helping students to learn.
The Government funds university ~.
...the ~ of English in schools.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
The ~s of a particular person, group of people, or religion are all the ideas and principles that they teach.
...their ~s on sexuality and marriage.
N-COUNT: usu pl, with poss