| Pronunciation: | | too'ishun
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| Matching Terms: | | tuitionary
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- [n] teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)
- [n] a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education); "tuition and room and board were more than $25,000"
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| | Synonyms: | | tutelage, tutorship |
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| | See Also: | | fee, instruction, pedagogy, teaching |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Tu*i"tion\, n. [L. tuitio protection, guarding, from
tueri, p. p. tuitus, to see, watch, protect: cf. F. tuition.
Cf. {Tutor}.]
1. Superintending care over a young person; the particular
watch and care of a tutor or guardian over his pupil or
ward; guardianship.
2. Especially, the act, art, or business of teaching;
instruction; as, children are sent to school for tuition;
his tuition was thorough.
3. The money paid for instruction; the price or payment for
instruction.
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