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re-education

re-education is the alternative form of reeducation.

Meaning of reeducation

Noun

reeducation (countable and uncountable, plural reeducations)

  1. The act of educating again or anew so as to rehabilitate or adapt to new situations.
  2. (euphemistic) Involuntary political indoctrination.

Phrases with re-education

Questions about re-education

What is re-education the alternative form of?
Re-education is the alternative form of reeducation.

Words near re-education in the dictionary

  1. re-edits
  2. re-educate
  3. re-educated
  4. re-educates
  5. re-educating
  6. re-education
  7. re-education camp
  8. re-education camps
  9. re-elect
  10. re-electability
  11. re-electable

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