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Definition of: tuition
(t
·ish′ən, ty-) noun
1. The act or business of teaching any branch of learning; instruction.
2. The charge or payment for instruction.
3. Archaic Guardianship; care. See synonyms under EDUCATION, LEARNING, NURTURE. [<AF tuycioun, OF tuicion <L tuitio, -onis a guard, guardianship <tuitus, pp. of tueri look at, watch]
—tu·i′·tion·al, tu·i′tion·ar′y (-er′ē) adjective
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