Category: EducationPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
éducation
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English meaning: Education
Definition
The process of acquiring knowledge and skills. France's grandes écoles (elite universities like ENA, Polytechnique, HEC) produce the country's political, business, and intellectual elite. Free public education is a cornerstone of French republicanism. French education's emphasis on philosophy and critical reasoning is a distinctive feature.
Example
“La France offre une éducation publique gratuite de la maternelle à l'université.”
In English: “France offers free public education from nursery school to university.”
Literary Heritage
“Les plantes se forment par la culture, et les hommes par l'éducation.”
“Plants are fashioned by cultivation, men by education.”
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