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- Education [r]: Learning and teaching activities for the purpose of knowledge or skill acquisition, or the development of values or virtues. May also involve imparting culture or group socialization. [e]
- William Holmes McGuffey [r]: (1800-1873) U.S. educator, best known for his work in connection with his series of elementary readers which were the standard texts for the instruction of reading and writing in American schools for nearly three quarters of a century. [e]
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