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Meanings of bildung in English

Development of one's mind or capacities through one's own efforts.

        Usage of bildung in English
        1
        Culture, for which nearest German equivalent is Bildung, is the opposite of all this.
        The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, ...
        2
        (Vochting, "Ueber die Bildung der Knollen", Cassel, 1887; see also "Bot.
        Darwin and Modern Science
        3
        "Die fruchtbarste und allgemeinste Ursache der Varietaten-Bildung ist jedoch die Wahl der Lebens-Weise" (loc.
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        Bildung through the time