noun
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something educed
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the act or process of educing
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the exhaust stroke of a steam or internal-combustion engine Compare induction
Etymology
Origin of eduction
1640–50; < Latin ēductiōn- (stem of ēductiō ), equivalent to ēduct ( us ) ( see educt) + -iōn- -ion
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Among those without formal eduction, that drops to eight percent.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
Project 2025 noted that the Civil Penalty Fund was created both to provide money to compensate victims of financial rip-offs and to fund programs in financial literacy and consumer eduction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025
Gregory continues and the man says. ”The true value of a college eduction is intangible.”
From Forbes ● Apr. 7, 2014
But, says Kurt, “the guy walked him through the same statistics, the same eduction that I’d been through.”
From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2013
A shut-off valve was fitted in each of the eduction pipes leading to the condensers.
From Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' by British Government
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