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tu·i·tion
\t(y)üˈishən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English tuicioun, from Old French tuicion, from Latin tuition-, tuitio, from tuitus (past participle of tuērī to look at, watch over, protect) + -ion-, -io -ion; perhaps akin to Old Irish tūath left, northerly, lucky, favorable, Gothic thiuth good, beneficial, Old Norse thȳdr kind, meek
1. archaic : protection, care, or custody especially as exercised by a parent or guardian over a child or ward : guardianship
< powers which the father hath, in the right of tuition during minority — John Locke >
2. : the act of teaching : the services or guidance of a teacher : instruction
< pursued his studies under private tuition >
< the high costs of tuition >
< received careful tuition from his mother >
3. : the price of or payment for instruction
< tuition has risen sharply > |