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Added 9 October 2026

teaching

/ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/ noun

In Latin: doctrina, disciplina Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about teaching at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.
Many follow the teachings of Confucius.
The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.
Teaching has seen continual changes over the past decades.

verb

present participle and gerund of teach

Origin

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

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