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Vinony

teaching

noun

  1. something taught
  2. process of transferring knowledge
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/

noun

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

  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.”

    “I have found a teaching job.”

verb

Etymology: From Middle English techinge, techynge, techende, techand, from Old English tǣċende, from Proto-Germanic *taikijandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *taikijaną (“to show, point out”), equivalent to teach + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of teach