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The art or science of teaching.

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Broader term 1

Activity 76% connected

The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Narrower term 4

Class 76% connected

A group of individuals ranked together as possessing common characteristics; as, the different classes of society; the educated class; the lower clas…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Coeducation 76% connected

An educating together, as of persons of different sexes or races.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Course 76% connected

The act of moving from one point to another; progress; passage.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Extension 76% connected

The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expa…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 4

Pedagogical 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a pedagogue; suited to, or characteristic of, a pedagogue.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Pedagogical 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a pedagogue; suited to, or characteristic of, a pedagogue.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Component part 2

Lesson 70% connected

Anything read or recited to a teacher by a pupil or learner; something, as a portion of a book, assigned to a pupil to be studied or learned at one t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a member, substance or component part.

Preparation 70% connected

The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a member, substance or component part.

Synonym 4

Education 92% connected

The act or process of educating; the result of educating, as determined by the knowledge skill, or discipline of character, acquired; also, the act o…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Instruction 92% connected

The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Pedagogy 92% connected

Pedagogics; pedagogism.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Teaching 92% connected

of Teach

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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