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SCHOOLING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of teaching at school
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("schooling" is a kind of...):
instruction; pedagogy; teaching (the profession of a teacher)
Derivation:
school (educate in or as if in a school)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The training of an animal (especially the training of a horse for dressage)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("schooling" is a kind of...):
grooming; preparation; training (activity leading to skilled behavior)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The process of being formally educated at a school
Example:
what will you do when you finish school?
Synonyms:
school; schooling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("schooling" is a kind of...):
education (the gradual process of acquiring knowledge)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb school
