schooling

noun

school·​ing ˈskü-liŋ How to pronounce schooling (audio)
1
a
: instruction in school : education
b
: training, guidance, or discipline derived from experience
2
archaic : reproof
3
: the cost of instruction and maintenance at school
4
: the training of a horse for service
especially : the teaching and exercising of horse and rider in the formal techniques of equitation

Examples of schooling in a Sentence

He has had little schooling. the extended schooling needed for a horse to be able to make those precision movements
Recent Examples on the Web At fifteen Hisham moved to London for his schooling and he has mostly been based in that city since. Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024 Critics have long said that Mr. Kozol has focused too much on all that is wrong in American public schooling, and not enough on models for success. Dana Goldstein, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for schooling 

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of schooling was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Schooling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schooling. Accessed 4 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

schooling

noun
school·​ing
ˈskül-iŋ
1
: instruction in school : education
2
: the cost of going to school

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