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
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
A consumer based model of higher eduction prioritizes offending no one.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2016
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
The adaptations used in a marine-engine to change the admission of the steam into, and its eduction from, the cylinder, by the upper and lower steam-ports alternately.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher
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