eduction
e·duc·tion/ɪˈdʌkʃən/noun
eduction is a noun meaning “The act of educing, of deducing: deduction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled E-D-U-C-T-I-O-N and has 3 syllables (e·duc·tion), and it appears about once in every 14 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of eduction is eductions.
What does eduction mean?
noun
- 1
The act of educing, of deducing: deduction.
- 2
The result of educing; something which has been educed; inference, deduction.
- 3
A process by which the Earth's crust spreads sideways and exposes deep-seated rocks.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce eduction?
- /ɪˈdʌkʃən/
Eduction has 3 syllables, split e·duc·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of eduction
- eductions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is eduction?
Eduction appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does eduction come from?
From Latin eductio. Equivalent to educe + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).