self-education

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ education.

Noun

self-education (plural self-educations)

1. (education) The act or process of educating oneself by one's own efforts.
   • 1944 May and June, Arthur B. Longbottom, “The Derby Railway Institute”, in Railway Magazine, page 149:

     The directors of the company encouraged this movement for self-education by granting the use of a small cottage which stood at the rear of the present building.

Related terms

• self-educated

References

• “self-education”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.