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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Education.
from The Century Dictionary.
- An abbreviation of editor; of edition.
- A prefix now obsolete or occurring unfelt in a few words, meaning ‘again, back, re-,’ as in edgrow, edgrowth, ednew. See eddish, eddy.
- An element in proper names of Anglo-Saxon origin, meaning originally ‘property’ (in Anglo-Saxon, ‘prosperity’ or ‘happiness’), as Edward, Anglo-Saxon Eádweard, protector of property; Edwin, Anglo-Saxon Eádwine, gainer or friend of property.
- The regular formative of the preterit or past tense, and the perfect participle, respectively, of English “weak” verbs: suffixes of different origin (see etymology), but now identical in form and phonetic relations, and so conveniently treated together.
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- abbreviation
edition - abbreviation
editor - abbreviation
education (uncountable ) - noun
Education . Often used inset phrases such asphys ed , driver's ed,special ed , etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
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Examples
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“_Refer_ is not a monosyllable, but it is accented on the last syllable; it ends in a single consonant _r_, preceded by a single vowel _e_; therefore, on adding the suffix _ed_, beginning with the vowel _e_, the final consonant _r_ is doubled, and the word is spelled, _referred_.” refer + ed gallop + ed suspend + ed suffer + ing omit + ed abhor + ence kidnap + ed travel + ed cheat + ed join + ing admit + ing rebel + ious flatter + ed benefit + ed differ + ence fertil + izer prefer + ing permit + ed enamel + ed quarrel + ing remit + ance map + ing drug + ist brag + art heap + ing connect + ing emit + ed unfit + ed confer + ing offer + ed conceal + ed parallel + ed acquit + ed* commit + ee shelter + ed stir + ing root + ed squeal + ing intermit + ent equal + ed depend + ent begin + er cheer + ed vigor + ous occur + ed shovel + ed forgot + en regret + ed submit + ed transmit + ed drum + er spin + ing
Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois Elmer W. Cavins
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Seriously, the outsourcing of higher ed is a looming problem.
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When anyone can learn anything anywhere for free or cheap, the ROI on U.S. higher ed is shrinking.
Tom Vander Ark: College Squeezing Out the Middle Class Tom Vander Ark 2010
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Because we all know it would be much better for kids to pick up sex ed from the streets.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Sex Education, Dirty Words, and the Due Process Clause 2010
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When anyone can learn anything anywhere for free or cheap, the ROI on U.S. higher ed is shrinking.
Tom Vander Ark: College Squeezing Out the Middle Class Tom Vander Ark 2010
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Still we will cut art and music before we question the value of athletics in ed ….
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LarryA: Because we all know it would be much better for kids to pick up sex ed from the streets.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Sex Education, Dirty Words, and the Due Process Clause 2010
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Part of sex ed is understanding that human sexual practices can take a great many forms, that men and women and intersex folks alike can enjoy them, that what pleases one person may not please another.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Sex Education, Dirty Words, and the Due Process Clause 2010
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Part of sex ed is understanding that human sexual practices can take a great many forms, that men and women and intersex folks alike can enjoy them, that what pleases one person may not please another.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Sex Education, Dirty Words, and the Due Process Clause 2010
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One problem with conversations about racial preferences in higher ed is that they usually talk about Ivey League, high profile stuff.
The Volokh Conspiracy » 1. Science, Faith, and Not Ruling Out Possibilities 2010
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