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tui·tion (to̵̅o̅ is̸h′ən, tyo̵̅o̅-)

noun

  1. Obsolete guardianship
  2. the charge for instruction, esp. at a college or private school
  3. Now Rare teaching; instruction

Etymology: ME tuicion < OFr < L tuitio, protection < tuitus, pp. of tueri, to watch, protect

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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