The Clue
Pedagogy (9 letter answer)
The Answer
EDUCATION
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Notes
The answer EDUCATION is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
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Definition
EDUCATION as a noun:
1. (education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity) = the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded"
2. knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education"
3. the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's"
4. the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
5. (education, training, breeding) = the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement"
6. (Department of Education, Education Department, Education) = the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979