[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tuition \tui"tion\, n. l. tuitio protection, guarding, from
   tueri, p. p. tuitus, to see, watch, protect: cf. f. tuition.
   cf. tutor.
   1. superintending care over a young person; the particular
      watch and care of a tutor or guardian over his pupil or
      ward; guardianship.
      1913 webster

   2. especially, the act, art, or business of teaching;
      instruction; as, children are sent to school for tuition;
      his tuition was thorough.
      1913 webster

   3. the money paid for instruction; the price or payment for
      instruction; as, tuition must be paid in full before
      graduation.
      1913 webster
see also:
tutor 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

tuition
     n 1: a fee paid for instruction especially for higher
          education; "tuition and room and board were more than
          $25,000"
     2: teaching pupils individually usually by a tutor hired
        privately syn: tutelage, tutorship
see also:
tutelage tutorship 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

27 moby thesaurus words for "tuition":
   catechization, coaching, didactics, direction, edification,
   education, enlightenment, guidance, illumination, information,
   instruction, pedagogics, pedagogy, preparation, private teaching,
   programmed instruction, reeducation, schooling, self-instruction,
   self-teaching, spoon-feeding, teaching, training, tutelage,
   tutorage, tutoring, tutorship

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