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
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That law was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1923. Oregon, during a time when the KKK was a power in state politics, mandated public schooling for children ages 8 to 16. Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025 Half the schooling is done in English, and the other half in Spanish. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025 The state’s child welfare agency, the Department of Children and Family Services, doesn’t investigate schooling matters. Molly Parker, ProPublica, 3 Mar. 2025 And yet, there are many public districts operating throughout the U.S. that have creatively used state and federal funds to both allow student and family choice in schooling and support public education. Mallory Hutchings-Tryon / Made By History, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for schooling

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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“Schooling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schooling. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

schooling

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

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