Education
Definition
The systematic process of acquiring knowledge, skills, values, and habits through instruction, training, or study, typically in formal settings like schools or universities.
The body of knowledge, skills, and understanding resulting from such a process, often shaping one's worldview and capabilities.
An enlightening experience or corrective influence that broadens perspective or improves behavior.
Examples
After a pricey education in business school, he launched a startup selling artisanal air—because who needs real products when you have an MBA?
Her education in street smarts began the day she tried haggling with a vending machine.
Education taught him that life's real test is surviving group projects without plotting revenge.
In the grand university of adulthood, education comes via overdraft fees and cryptic IKEA instructions.