Education Definition–noun | 1. | the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. |
| 2. | the act or process of imparting or acquiring particular knowledge or skills, as for a profession. |
| 3. | a degree, level, or kind of schooling: a university education. |
| 4. | the result produced by instruction, training,
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| 5. | the science or art of teaching; pedagogics. |
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Career Definition–noun | 1. | an occupation or profession, esp. one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework: He sought a career as a lawyer. |
| 2. | a person's progress or general course of action through life or through a phase of life, as in some profession or undertaking: His career as a soldier ended with the armistice. |
| 3. | success in a profession, occupation, etc. |
| 4. | a course, esp. a swift one. |
| 5. | speed, esp. full speed: The horse stumbled in full career. |
| 6. | Archaic. a charge at full speed. |
–verb (used without object) | 7. | to run or move rapidly along; go at full speed. |
–adjective | 8. | having or following a career; professional: a career diplomat. |
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