continuing education

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continuing education

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  1. uncountable The ongoing educational efforts made by adults during the decades after all of their primary education and secondary education, as well as the main portion of their tertiary education (higher education), are finished; it is either largely or wholly self-education, depending on each person's circumstances; for workers in certain occupations, it is formalized, measured, and required. Near-synonym: LLL (“lifelong learning”)

    Similar: LLL

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@misc{continuing_education_2026,
  title = {continuing education},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/continuing%20education},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}