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school·ing (sko̵̅o̅l′iŋ)

noun

  1. training or education; esp., formal instruction at school
  2. cost of instruction and living at school
  3. Archaic disciplinary correction

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schooling Synonyms

schooling

n.

teaching, nurture, discipline; see education 1.


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schooling Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • disrupt: One in four is dyslexic and many have had disrupted schooling.

Adjective modifier

  • segregated: There was a high level of concern about the possible consequences of segregated schooling.

Modifies a noun

  • hammerhead: Schooling hammerheads, rare fish, migrating lobster, feeding whales - he's got them all in the can.

Noun used with modifier

  • single-sex: In these terms, if single-sex schooling is beneficial for boys we need to consider which boys are benefiting and at whose expense.

Possessives

  • child: The pursuer has been kept in the dark about the children's schooling in Ireland.

Preposition: for

  • girl: An extra year of schooling for a girl can raise her eventual wages by 10 to 20 per cent.
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schooling quotes

To go to school and finish my schooling without getting pregnant.

-Anonymous

Igot all theschooling anyactressneeds.That is,I learned to write enough to sign contracts.

-Gingold, Hermione

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