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Definition of schooling noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

schooling

noun
 
/ˈskuːlɪŋ/
 
/ˈskuːlɪŋ/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. the education you receive at school
    • secondary schooling
    • He had very little schooling.
    • Who’s paying for her schooling?
    Extra Examples
    • Compulsory schooling ends at sixteen.
    • He has had no formal schooling.
    • There are 11 years of compulsory schooling in the UK.
    • We try to integrate all children into mainstream schooling.
    • Many children are disadvantaged by poor schooling.
    • She received the best schooling the town could offer.
    • We will stay in this country, as we don't want her schooling to suffer.
    • Some of the students here have missed up to two years of schooling.
    • She continued with her schooling after a long period of illness.
    Topics Educationc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • good
    • proper
    • poor
    verb + schooling
    • get
    • have
    • receive
    schooling + verb
    • suffer
    phrases
    • years of schooling
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See schooling in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee schooling in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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