[ed.u.ca.tion] n (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 man of little ~"
2: the field of study that deals mainly with methods of teaching and learning in schools -- ed.u.ca.tion.al adj -- ed.u.ca.tion.al.ly adv