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hothouse
noun [C usually singular] (EDUCATION) /ˈhɒt.haʊs/
/ˈhɑːt-/ often disapprovingDefinition
› a place or environment in which people, especially children, are taught to develop skills and knowledge more quickly than usual: He was attracted by the hothouse atmosphere of Britain's top schools.Types of education
(Definition of hothouse noun (EDUCATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- adult education noun
- article noun (LAW)
- CAL
- child-centred adjective
- classroom noun
- coeducation noun
- consciousness-raising noun
- e-learning noun
- formal adjective (EDUCATION)
- further education noun
- higher adjective (EDUCATION)
- higher education noun
- homeschooling noun
- nursery adjective
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