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[ noun ] activity leading to skilled behavior
Synonyms Used in print (Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)He completed his training in pharmacy also , taking his degree with high honors in 1797 , and in 1799 was awarded the degree of Doctor_of_Philosophy along with a prize for an essay in medicine . (John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)While many companies have done fine work in developing sales personnel , much of it has been product rather than sales training . Nor has the training been enough in_relation_to the need . Has your company developed selection and training processes that are geared to providing the caliber of salesmen you will need in the next 10 yr. ? (James Bryant Conant, Slums and Suburbs...)This last point is important because if high_school pupils are aware that few , if any , graduates who have chosen a certain vocational_program have obtained a job as a consequence of the training , the whole idea of relevance disappears . |
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[ noun ] the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
Examples "a woman of breeding and refinement" Related terms |
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