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noun the profession of a teacher
noun a doctrine that is taught
noun the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
originFrom 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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