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English Dictionary: teaching by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
teaching
n
  1. the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"
    Synonym(s): teaching, instruction, pedagogy
  2. a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts"
    Synonym(s): teaching, precept, commandment
  3. 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"
    Synonym(s): education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Teach \Teach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Taught}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Teaching}.] [OE. techen, imp. taughte, tahte, AS. t[?]cean,
      imp. t[?]hte, to show, teach, akin to t[be]cn token. See
      {Token}.]
      1. To impart the knowledge of; to give intelligence
            concerning; to impart, as knowledge before unknown, or
            rules for practice; to inculcate as true or important; to
            exhibit impressively; as, to teach arithmetic, dancing,
            music, or the like; to teach morals.
  
                     If some men teach wicked things, it must be that
                     others should practice them.               --South.
  
      2. To direct, as an instructor; to manage, as a preceptor; to
            guide the studies of; to instruct; to inform; to conduct
            through a course of studies; as, to teach a child or a
            class. [bd]He taught his disciples.[b8] --Mark ix. 31.
  
                     The village master taught his little school.
                                                                              --Goldsmith.
  
      3. To accustom; to guide; to show; to admonish.
  
                     I shall myself to herbs teach you.      --Chaucer.
  
                     They have taught their tongue to speak lies. --Jer.
                                                                              ix. 5.
  
      Note: This verb is often used with two objects, one of the
               person, the other of the thing; as, he taught me Latin
               grammar. In the passive construction, either of these
               objects may be retained in the objective case, while
               the other becomes the subject; as, I was taught Latin
               grammar by him; Latin grammar was taught me by him.
  
      Syn: To instruct; inform; inculcate; tell; guide; counsel;
               admonish. See the Note under {Learn}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Teaching \Teach"ing\, n.
      The act or business of instructing; also, that which is
      taught; instruction.
  
      Syn: Education; instruction; breeding. See {Education}.
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