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higher education

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higher education
n.
Education beyond the secondary level, especially education at the college or university level.
higher education
Noun
education and training at colleges, universities, and polytechnics
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.higher education - education provided by a college or university
didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching - 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"
Translations
higher education n → educación f or enseñanza superior
higher education high n → études supérieures
higher education high n → Hochschulbildung f
higher education n → istruzione f superiore; istruzione universitaria


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