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- [hahy ej-oo-key-shuh n]
- /haɪ ˌɛdʒ ʊˈkeɪ ʃən/
- /ˈhaɪ.ər ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn/
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- [hahy ej-oo-key-shuh n]
- /haɪ ˌɛdʒ ʊˈkeɪ ʃən/
Definitions of higher education words
- noun higher education education beyond high school, specifically that provided by colleges and graduate schools, and professional schools. 1
- noun higher education university, etc. 1
- uncountable noun higher education Higher education is education at universities and colleges. 0
- noun higher education education and training at colleges, universities, polytechnics, etc 0
- noun higher education college or university education 0
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Origin of higher education
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70
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Parts of speech for Higher education
noun
adjective
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preposition
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higher education popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
higher education usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for higher education
noun higher education
- university — an institution of learning of the highest level, having a college of liberal arts and a program of graduate studies together with several professional schools, as of theology, law, medicine, and engineering, and authorized to confer both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Continental European universities usually have only graduate or professional schools.
- college — A college is an institution where students study after they have left school.
- institute — to set up; establish; organize: to institute a government.
- graduate school — a school, usually a division of a university, offering courses leading to degrees more advanced than the bachelor's degree.
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