Meanings
- uncountableThe ongoing educational efforts made by adults during the decades after all of their primary education and secondary education, as well as the main portion of their tertiary education (higher education), are finished; it is either largely or wholly self-education, depending on each person's circumstances; for workers in certain occupations, it is formalized, measured, and required.
Near-synonym: LLL (“lifelong learning”)
Synonyms: LLL
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe ongoing educational efforts made by adults during the decades after all of their primary education and secondary education, as well as the main portion of their tertiary education (higher education), are finished; it is either largely or wholly self-education, depending on each person's circumstances; for workers in certain occupations, it is formalized, measured, and required.
Cite this entry
continuing education. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/continuing%20education
“continuing education.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/continuing%20education. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “continuing education,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/continuing%20education.
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