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reeducation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 EH2 D Y AH0 K EY2 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: R IY0 EH2 JH AH0 K EY2 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of educating again or anew so as to rehabilitate or adapt to new situations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Involuntary political indoctrination.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, euphemistic, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Latin ēducātiōder. English education English reeducation From re- + education.