Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

continuing education

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables
con-tin-u-ing e-d-u-ca-tion
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
8
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ongoing educational efforts made by adults during the decades after all of their primary education and secondary education, as well as the main portion of their tertiary education (higher education), are finished; it is either largely or wholly self-education, depending on each person's circumstances; for workers in certain occupations, it is formalized, measured, and required.

Uncountable

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Derived Forms

CEU

Frequently Paired Words

MOC CE adult education further education

Synonyms

LLL

Questions

What does continuing education mean?
The ongoing educational efforts made by adults during the decades after all of their primary education and secondary education, as well as the main portion of their tertiary education (higher education), are finished; it is either largely or wholly self-education, depending on each person's circumstances; for workers in certain occupations, it is formalized, measured, and required.

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