noun
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the act, process of teaching, educating.
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the state of being conscious; awareness of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.; consciousness.
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familiarity or conversance with a particular subject or branch of learning; knowledge.
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the product of mental activity as perception, apprehension, thought, understanding, etc.
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the act of blowing, expanding (as a flower).
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(pros.) a group consisting of three long syllablic instants (---); molassus.