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Broader term 5

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…

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Doctrine 76% connected

Teaching; instruction.

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Education 76% 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 0% interchangeable

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Ism 76% connected

A doctrine or theory; especially, a wild or visionary theory.

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Philosophy 76% connected

Literally, the love of, including the search after, wisdom; in actual usage, the knowledge of phenomena as explained by, and resolved into, causes an…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Narrower term 12

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…

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Coeducation 76% connected

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

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Course 76% connected

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

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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…

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Indoctrination 76% connected

The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated; instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or system of belief; i…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Lecture 76% connected

The act of reading; as, the lecture of Holy Scripture.

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Lecturing 76% connected

of Lecture

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Lesson 76% 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

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Schooling 76% connected

of School

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Tuition 76% connected

Superintending care over a young person; the particular watch and care of a tutor or guardian over his pupil or ward; guardianship.

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Tutelage 76% connected

The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection; as, the king's right of seigniory and tutelage.

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Tutorship 76% connected

The office, duty, or care of a tutor; guardianship; tutelage.

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Instructional 74% connected

Pertaining to, or promoting, instruction; educational.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Instructional 74% connected

Pertaining to, or promoting, instruction; educational.

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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

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Synonym 6

Commandment 92% connected

An order or injunction given by authority; a command; a charge; a precept; a mandate.

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.

Didactics 92% connected

The art or science of teaching.

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.

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

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Pedagogy 92% connected

Pedagogics; pedagogism.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Precept 92% connected

To teach by precepts.

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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