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teaching.

Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/
  1. Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.

    countable · uncountable
    Many follow the teachings of Confucius.
  2. The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.

    countable · uncountable
    Teaching has seen continual changes over the past decades.
    I have found a teaching job.
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of teach

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From Middle English techinge, techynge, techende, techand, from Old English tǣċende, from Proto-Germanic *taikijandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *taikijaną (“to show, point out”), equivalent to teach + -ing.

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