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
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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After teaching a quick lesson on Charles Mingus, she produced a bright yellow record jacket with a photograph of a bearded man with an Afro, wearing a tight yellow T-shirt and beaming confidently.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Glasgow said it was working with unions on new procedures to protect teaching staff.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Sylvia Haughney, from the Unison union, says she is hearing the same stories from teaching assistants across the country and that local authorities need to do far more to train, support and risk assess.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
He joined Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, one of the top film schools in the country, and dedicated himself to teaching budding screenwriters.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
But getting Aunt Fanny Hamline out of the ditch became one of Tansy’s most famous days of teaching.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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