1.the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill;
he received no formal education
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
4.the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
5.the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior);
a woman of breeding and refinement