education in WordNet English dictionary

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