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teaching

Pronunciation: /ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/

The English word “teaching” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.
  2. The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.

Etymology

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

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