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tuition

[ too-ish-uh n, tyoo- ]
/ tuˈɪʃ ən, tyu- /
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noun

the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university: The college will raise its tuition again next year.
teaching or instruction, as of pupils: a school offering private tuition in languages.
Archaic. guardianship or custody.

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Nearby words

tugrik, tui, tuileries, tuille, tuinal, tuition, tuitionary, tuk-tuk, tukhrik, tukkie, tuktu

Origin of tuition

1250–1300; Middle English tuicion a looking after, guarding < Latin tuitiōn- (stem of tuitiō), equivalent to tuit(us) (past participle of tuērī to watch; cf. tutelage) + -iōn- -ion
Related formstu·i·tion·al, tu·i·tion·ar·y [too-ish-uh-ner-ee, tyoo-] /tuˈɪʃ əˌnɛr i, tyu-/, adjectivetu·i·tion·less, adjectiveself-tu·i·tion, noun
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Examples from the Web for self-tuition

  • Our young friend, he said, has certainly done wonders for himself in the way of self-tuition.

    Short Sixes|H. C. Bunner

  • I can see the marks of self-tuition all over this young mans conversation.

    Short Sixes|H. C. Bunner

British Dictionary definitions for self-tuition

tuition

/ (tjuːˈɪʃən) /

noun

instruction, esp that received in a small group or individually
the payment for instruction, esp in colleges or universities
Derived Formstuitional, adjective

Word Origin for tuition

C15: from Old French tuicion, from Latin tuitiō a guarding, from tuērī to watch over
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Word Origin and History for self-tuition

tuition

n.

mid-15c., "protection, care, custody," from Anglo-French tuycioun (late 13c.), from Old French tuicion "guardianship," from Latin tuitionem (nominative tuitio) "a looking after, defense, guardianship," from tuitus, past participle of tueri "to look after" (see tutor). Meaning "action or business of teaching pupils" is recorded from 1580s. The meaning "money paid for instruction" (1828) is probably short for tuition fees, in which tuition refers to the act of teaching and instruction.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper