education
noun
the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
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Miss Morrow confessed that she had a few ideas of her own about preeducation which she would put into effect, but refused to divulge them.
From Time Magazine Archive
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