Definition
(to receive) a formal education: (to have) the standard form of learning, usually in schools, which young people have
He became a successful businessman without a formal education. He did well as an entrepreneur, and did not go to school.
- "Although he never received a formal education, Delavigne became a talented chemist and an accomplished perfumer."
- "Xavier never received a formal education, but he became a talented chemist and an accomplished perfumer."
- "Without a formal education, he became a talented chemist and an accomplished perfumer."
- "Although he never received a formal education, Delavigne became a talented chemist and an accomplished perfumer through his hard work and dedication."
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