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Added 9 October 2026

tuition

/tjuːˈɪʃən/ noun

Latin root: tuitiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tuition at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education).
tuition and room and board were more than $25,000
Teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately).

Origin

From Anglo-Norman tuycioun, from Old French tuicion, from Latin tuitiō (“guard, protection, defense”), from tuēri (“to watch, guard, see, observe”). Compare intuition, tutor.

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