self education

/ˌsɛlfˌɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/
noun
  1. The process of learning something without the help of a teacher or formal school.
    • Through self-education, she learned to speak three languages fluently.
    • The library's resources made self-education possible for anyone with a library card.
    • Many famous inventors relied on self-education rather than formal schooling.
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