schooling

  • 1Schooling — School ing, a. [See {School} a shoal.] (Zo[ o]l.) Collecting or running in schools or shoals. [1913 Webster] Schooling species like the herring and menhaden. G. B. Goode. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2Schooling — School ing, n. 1. Instruction in school; tuition; education in an institution of learning; act of teaching. [1913 Webster] 2. Discipline; reproof; reprimand; as, he gave his son a good schooling. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 3. Compensation for… …

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  • 3schooling — index discipline (training), edification, education, experience (background), guidance, instruction ( …

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  • 4schooling — ► NOUN 1) education received at school. 2) Riding the training of a horse on the flat or over fences …

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  • 5schooling — [sko͞ol′iŋ] n. 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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  • 6schooling — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good, proper ▪ She received the best schooling the town could offer. ▪ poor ▪ Many children are disadvantaged by poor schooling. ▪ …

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  • 7schooling — n. 1) to receive one s schooling 2) formal schooling 3) schooling in * * * [ skuːlɪŋ] formalschooling to receive one s schooling schooling in …

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  • 8Schooling — This interesting surname has two distinct possible sources, each with its own history and derivation. Firstly, Schooling may be of Germanic origin, and a patronymic form of Scholl , itself a metonymic occupational name for a bell ringer or a town …

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  • 9schooling — [[t]sku͟ːlɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft with poss Schooling is education that children receive at school. His formal schooling continued erratically until he reached the age of eleven. ...a voucher scheme to help poorer families pay for private… …

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  • 10schooling — school|ing [ˈsku:lıŋ] n [U] school education ▪ children in their final year of compulsory schooling (=the time during which children have to attend school by law) ▪ Al s dad had only a few years of schooling …

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