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schooling

noun
school·​ing | \ ˈskü-liÅ‹ How to pronounce schooling (audio) \

Definition of schooling

1a : 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

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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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The affordability of technical colleges versus four-year schools, and the ability to draw a decent salary without a ton of schooling, have traditionally been all the marketing necessary to get students interested in technical colleges. Andrew Boryga, sun-sentinel.com, "The car mechanic trade is dying. Who will fix our high-tech cars?," 9 Aug. 2019 Threshers hunt by using their oversized tails to thrash schooling fish or squid, stunning or killing them. Don Lyman, BostonGlobe.com, "Besides great whites, there’s little to fear among local sharks," 14 Aug. 2019 But the idea of using bioluminescence to coordinate schooling is novel. Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic, "We finally know why flashlight fish glow," 14 Aug. 2019 Cisse was the first member of his family to go to university, or receive formal schooling of any kind. Patrick Lucas Austin, Time, "Why TIME's 2019 Tech Optimists Are Upbeat About Silicon Valley's Future," 7 Aug. 2019 Most of those are children working on family farms, and many forgo schooling to do so. Peter Whoriskey, Washington Post, "Ivory Coast first lady says ban on cocoa imports due to child labor would be unfair," 7 Aug. 2019 The schooling process for immigrant doctors should be easier, and medical training and experience from select foreign countries should count toward certification in the US. Perrie Briskin, Vox, "Why we should let more foreign doctors practice in America," 7 Aug. 2019 René said they were given a Sept. 20 court date and promised that Mexico would provide housing, work and schooling. San Diego Union-Tribune, "Fear, bribes, gangs, coyotes: A Guatemalan’s trek to the US," 30 July 2019 Sure, patients expect their doctors to be well-trained in science and medicine after years of rigorous schooling. Dallas News, "A doctor who actually listens? New Fort Worth medical school aims to train students in empathy," 13 July 2019

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First Known Use of schooling

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

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schooling

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English Language Learners Definition of schooling

: teaching that is done in a school

schooling

noun
school·​ing | \ ˈskü-liÅ‹\

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