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Edification [ed-ə-fih-KAY-shun]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: Latin, 14th century

1. The instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually.

Examples of edification in a sentence

"You need to meet with a French tutor once a week for your edification and to improve your test scores."

"When I'm going through a tough time, I turn to thoughts of my grandmother's advice for edification."