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Educational

Of or pertaining to education.

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Informative 84% connected

Having power to inform, animate, or vivify.

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Informative 84% connected

Having power to inform, animate, or vivify.

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Instructive 84% connected

Conveying knowledge; serving to instruct or inform; as, experience furnishes very instructive lessons.

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Instructive 84% connected

Conveying knowledge; serving to instruct or inform; as, experience furnishes very instructive lessons.

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Education 74% 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…

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Education 74% 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…

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Instruction 74% connected

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

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Instruction 74% connected

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

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Education 66% 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…

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Academic program noun · 78% connection

(education) a program of education in liberal arts and sciences (usually in preparation for higher education)

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Accomplishment noun · 78% connection

That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance…

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Applied psychology noun · 78% connection

any of several branches of psychology that seek to apply psychological principles to practical problems of education or industry or ma…

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Breed verb · 78% connection

To educate; to instruct; to form by education; to train; -- sometimes followed by up.

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Breeding noun · 78% connection

Nurture; education; formation of manners.

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Causal factor noun · 78% connection

a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"

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Character noun · 78% connection

The peculiar quality, or the sum of qualities, by which a person or a thing is distinguished from others; the stamp impressed by natur…

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Charity noun · 78% connection

Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises] including relief of the poor or friendless, education, religious culture, and public ins…

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Complete verb · 78% connection

To bring to a state in which there is no deficiency; to perfect; to consummate; to accomplish; to fulfill; to finish; as, to complete…

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Completion noun · 78% connection

The act or process of making complete; the getting through to the end; as, the completion of an undertaking, an education, a service.

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Confucianism noun · 78% connection

The political morality taught by Confucius and his disciples, which forms the basis of the Chinese jurisprudence and education. It can…

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Course of instruction noun · 78% connection

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college class…

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Course of study noun · 78% connection

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college class…

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Department of Education noun · 78% connection

the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educationa…

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Determinant noun · 78% connection

a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"

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Determining factor noun · 78% connection

a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"

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Didactic noun · 78% connection

A treatise on teaching or education.

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Discipline noun · 78% connection

The treatment suited to a disciple or learner; education; development of the faculties by instruction and exercise; training, whether…

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