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
Example Sentences
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Among those without formal eduction, that drops to eight percent.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
Sylwia also talks about her eduction, her background and her father, which immediately makes me anxious for how well she'll fare later in the episode since we are given so much Sylwia content.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2023
As residents struggle to meet mandated cuts in urban water use, voter concern over drought has now eclipsed concern over jobs, the economy and eduction, according to researchers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2015
“Instead of actually working with teachers and listening to what teachers needed to make public eduction better,” she said, Gates’s team “would work around teachers, and that created tremendous distrust.”
From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2014
Steam condensed on the eduction of heat; moisture on cold walls; south-west and north-east winds.
From The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation by Darwin, Erasmus
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