Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Capability of being educated; capacity for receiving instruction.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Capability of being educated.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The state of being
educable - noun countable The
degree to which someone is educable
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Examples
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Tanton has warned of a "Latin onslaught," complained about Latinos 'allegedly low "educability" and suggested that maintaining American culture requires a clear "European-American majority."
Mark Potok: Razing Arizona: Given Its Authors, New Law Is No Surprise 2010
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Whatever we call it, "educability" is usually defined in terms of
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There was no attempt to explain the details of this process of habituation; it was assumed to be a part of the general "educability" of living matter.
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The power of being educated -- 'educability' as we may term it -- is what man possesses in excess as compared with the apes.
Evolution in Modern Thought Gustav Schwalbe 1880
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E. Ray Lankester has termed "educability," not less than instinct, is hereditary.
Evolution in Modern Thought Gustav Schwalbe 1880
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In each generation they have to be acquired afresh, and with increased 'educability' they are more readily acquired and a larger variety of them ....
Evolution in Modern Thought Gustav Schwalbe 1880
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There has been natural selection of the more educable animals, for "the character which we describe as 'educability' can be transmitted, it is a congenital character.
Evolution in Modern Thought Gustav Schwalbe 1880
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Chris Travers: I disagree with you on the educability issue.
The Volokh Conspiracy » One Thing We Know About Elena Kagan’s Views on Particular Free Speech Cases 2010
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But the fact that the leadership of the school and a number of the most senior teachers were either utterly disdainful of the students they taught, or had completely given up on the educability of the kids, had a terrible effect on overall staff motivation.
Whitney Tilson: The Need to Eliminate Seniority-Based Layoff Policies Whitney Tilson 2011
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But the fact that the leadership of the school and a number of the most senior teachers were either utterly disdainful of the students they taught, or had completely given up on the educability of the kids, had a terrible effect on overall staff motivation.
Whitney Tilson: The Need to Eliminate Seniority-Based Layoff Policies Whitney Tilson 2011
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