training

[trey-ning]

noun

the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained: He's in training for the Olympics.
the status or condition of a person who has been trained: athletes in top training.

adjective

of, relating to, or used in or for training: a training manual.
intended for use during an introductory, learning, or transitional period: a training cup for weaning a baby; a training bra.

Origin of training

1400–50; late Middle English (noun); see train, -ing¹, -ing²

Related formshalf-train·ing, adjectivenon·train·ing, adjective, nounpre·train·ing, nounself-train·ing, noun

Synonyms for training

1. See education.

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Related Words for trainings

discipline, instruction, workout, practice, schooling, drill, teaching, education, guidance, exercise, coaching, foundation, basics, seasoning, cultivation, upbringing, tuition, indoctrination, background, buildup

Examples from the Web for trainings

Contemporary Examples of trainings

In Afghanistan, U.S. agencies would have to incorporate gender-based violence concerns into trainings and programs.
Legalized Spousal Abuse Is Coming to Afghanistan
Nina Strochlic
February 13, 2014
The trainings are six- to eight-hours long and are conducted by Finnigan or VanVonderen the day before the actual intervention.
The Rehab Show That Works
Natasha Vargas-Cooper
July 21, 2010

Historical Examples of trainings

Here is where we used to have May trainings, years and years ago.
The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1.
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We owe much to these trainings and these trials of marksmanship.
Customs and Fashions in Old New England
Alice Morse Earle
We have both passed the Preliminary, and shall have served our two trainings.
For Fortune and Glory
Lewis Hough
Boston mustered a very fair military force at trainings, even in early days.
Customs and Fashions in Old New England
Alice Morse Earle
He recalled the trainings of other days, when his regiment paraded on the green and had a sham-fight.
Winning His Way
Charles Carleton Coffin

British Dictionary definitions for trainings

training

noun

1. the process of bringing a person, etc, to an agreed standard of proficiency, etc, by practice and instructiontraining for the priesthood; physical training
2. (as modifier)training college
in training
1. undergoing physical training
2. physically fit
out of training physically unfit

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