adult education

noun

Examples of adult education in a Sentence

The university offers a popular program of adult education.
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Sweden’s worst mass shooting leaves at least 11 dead at an adult education center. Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Feb. 2025 Even a brief delay could deter students worried about paying for college from attending, Daniel Collier, a professor of higher and adult education at the University of Memphis, told McClatchy News in a phone interview. Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025 Both improbable and inspirational, the 70-member orchestra grew from a fledgling adult education program at the local high school into a beloved institution through the hard work of its founder, Joel Lish, and Eva Holberg. Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025 Editors’ Picks 6 Ways Alcohol Can Affect Your Gut Image At least 10 were killed in a shooting in Sweden At least 10 people were killed and a number of others were injured yesterday in a shooting at a center for adult education in Orebro, Sweden, the authorities said. Natasha Frost, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for adult education

Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of adult education was in 1814

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“Adult education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adult%20education. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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