noun
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the art or profession of a teacher
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(sometimes plural) something taught; precept
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(modifier) denoting a person or institution that teaches
a teaching hospital
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(modifier) used in teaching
teaching aids
Other Word Forms
- nonteaching adjective
- self-teaching adjective
Etymology
Origin of teaching
First recorded in 1125–75, teaching is from the Middle English word teching. See teach, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Hardy put forward her best friend - a teaching assistant of children with additional educational needs - who she said "totally deserves it".
From BBC
The couple, who run a water sports centre, said their business roles "all changed" as Andy moved into a managerial role instead of teaching, while Danni has gained her accreditation to drive boats.
From BBC
Threatened with eviction by his fed-up family unless he takes an open slot teaching poetry at a high school, Oscar swallows his pride and takes the gig.
From Los Angeles Times
He introduced her to the teachings of George Gurdjieff, the esoteric spiritual teacher who took Western intellectual circles by storm in the 1920s.
Mr. Mansfield in his classroom teaching made few of the concessions to cultural decline made by most instructors, including this reviewer.
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