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tuit

Latin

watch, guard, protect, look after

Variants:tuittueritut
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From Latin tuērī (to watch, guard, protect), giving tuitio (guardianship). The "watching over" sense produces tuition (originally the care of a pupil, now the fee for it), tutor (a guardian/teacher), and intuition (looking inward — knowledge gained by internal watching rather than reasoning). The semantic shift from physical guarding to intellectual guidance is characteristic.

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tuition

A fee paid for education; private teaching or tutoring

intuition

Immediate understanding without conscious reasoning; a gut feeling

tutor

A private teacher for individuals or small groups; to teach privately

intuitive

Based on intuition; naturally easy to understand or use