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self-education

American  
[self-ej-oo-kay-shuhn] / ˈsɛlfˌɛdʒ ʊˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the process of becoming educated or generally well-informed through one's own efforts rather than through formal instruction.


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There are a lot of cultural call-outs and homages in the books, and “Love and Rockets” can also be read as the story of the artists’ own personal growth, self-education and flowering interests.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2022

As she embarks on an alternately aggressive and awkward sentimental self-education, she’s working from a depressingly limited road map, as far as her own pleasure and desires are concerned.

From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2022

Amid this self-education, Pitre found that just intonation samplers bored him because they were more concerned with mechanics than music.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2021

NYWell’s search engine and social media ads link to a Web site that provides assistance ranging from self-education and online peer support to more intensive professional care.

From Scientific American • Sep. 14, 2021

General Editor—H. C. O'NEILL "With the 'People's Books' in hand there should be nobody of average intelligence unable to secure self-education."

From Architecture by Bell, Nancy R E Meugens

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