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teaching (n.)

late Old English tecunge "act of providing guidance or training to another, imparting of instruction or knowledge," verbal noun from the source of teach (v.). Gradually passing into modern sense "business of instructing." As "that which is taught, knowledge or understanding imparted," it is attested from c. 1300. Middle English also had teachingless (adj.) "deprived of instruction, untaught" (mid-14c.).

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updated on January 25, 2024

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