- coeducation
- n. the education of pupils of both sexes together.
Derivatives:
coeducational adj.
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/koh'ej oo kay"sheuhn/, n.the joint education of both sexes at the same institution and in the same classes.[1850-55, Amer.; CO- + EDUCATION]* * *
coeducation /kō-e-dū-kāˈshən or -jə-/nounEducation of the sexes togethercoˈed noun1. A girl or woman educated at a coeducational institution (chiefly N American)2. A coeducational schoolcoˈed or coeducāˈtional adjectivecoeducāˈtionally adverb* * *
the system of educating students of both sexes in the same class or collegeThesaurus: types of education or educational establishmenthyponym degrees and other academic qualificationshyponymDerived Word: coeducational
Useful english dictionary. 2012.