Category: CulturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: CommonRecommended for ★ UPSC

educación

/educación/Roman

English meaning: Education

Definition

Process of acquiring knowledge and skills.

Usage — When, Where & How

Everyday and formal term used in schools, policy and casual conversation about upbringing and schooling. Neutral register.

Common Collocations

  • educación pública
  • sistema de educación
  • educación primaria
  • ministerio de educación
  • educación de calidad

Word Forms

sing. educación / pl. educaciones (f.)

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Literary Heritage

“El que lee mucho y anda mucho, ve mucho y sabe mucho.”

“He who reads much and walks much, sees much and knows much.”

Miguel de Cervantes · Novelist · Early 17th century

Don Quijote de la Mancha

Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha (1615), Part 2, Ch. 25

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