HOW TO PRONOUNCE
education
/ˌɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/
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Stress “ca,” with the vowel in “day.”
Use the j sound after the opening vowel. Stress KAY and keep the final shun light.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 3
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“The museum supports science education.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does education mean?
noun
- The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.
- Facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, especially through formal instruction.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (archaic) Upbringing, rearing.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Other dictionary pronunciations
/ˌɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃən//ˌɛd͡ʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/
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Shakespeare of Stratford was reared in a house which had no use for books, since its owners, his parents, were without education.
Social education, when well done, can always draw from a soul, of whatever sort it may be, the utility which it contains.
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“To think that this is a country where a man’s education may cost hundreds and hundreds, and it turns you out this!”
Then Dr. Johnson blandly assured us that education was needed solely for the embellishments of life, and was useless for ordinary vermin.
This was Georgiana, the only daughter of the parson, who had but just returned from Connecticut, where she had finished her education.