schooling

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noun

school·​ing ˈskü-liŋ How to pronounce schooling (audio)
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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

schooling

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present participle of school entry 2, school entry 4

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Noun He has had little schooling. the extended schooling needed for a horse to be able to make those precision movements
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Massachusetts, Vermont, and some other states require only 40 hours of real-estate schooling before licensure. — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026 Even though public schooling became compulsory in 1896, the language barrier and the remote location of many plantations led to gaps in access to these laborers’ formal education. — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2026 Kirsten described disputes over parenting time, medical expenses, schooling and religious decisions involving Bridegan’s twins. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 After five years of harsh restrictions by the Taliban regime, fathers, mothers, and daughters across Afghanistan hold fast to the vision of unlocking independent inquiry and thinking through schooling. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for schooling

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Noun

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

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The first known use of schooling was in the 15th century

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schooling

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