teaching

/ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/
noun

Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.

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Noun 2 meanings

  1. Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.

    “Many follow the teachings of Confucius.”

  2. The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.

    “Teaching has seen continual changes over the past decades.”

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Etymology

From Middle English teching, techinge, from Old English tǣċing, tǣċung (“instruction, direction, teaching”), equivalent to teach + -ing.

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TEACHING at a glance

TEACHING has 8 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (T 1 + E 1 + A 1 + C 3 + H 4 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,921 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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