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ēdŭcātĭo, ōnis, f. [2. edŭco], a breeding, rearing, training, bringing up, education (good prose).

  1. I. Of men, Cic. de Or. 3, 31, 124; id. Leg. 3, 13; Quint. 1, 1, 21; 1, 2, 6; Tac. A. 3, 52; id. G. 20 et saep.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. Of animals, Cic. Fin. 3, 19; id. Rosc. Am. 22 fin.; Col. 7, 12, 11; 8, 11, 1.
    2. B. Of plants, Plin. 16, 25, 39, § 94; Macr. S. 1, 7.