Nearby Words

Educational

[ej-oo-key-shuh-nl] Origin

ed·u·ca·tion·al

[ej-oo-key-shuh-nl]
adjective
1.
pertaining to education.
2.
tending or intended to educate, instruct, or inform: an educational show on television.

Origin:
1645–55; education + -al1

ed·u·ca·tion·al·ly, adverb
an·ti·ed·u·ca·tion·al, adjective
an·ti·ed·u·ca·tion·al·ly, adverb
coun·ter·ed·u·ca·tion·al, noun
coun·ter·ed·u·ca·tion·al·ly, adverb
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non·ed·u·ca·tion·al, adjective
non·ed·u·ca·tion·al·ly, adverb
post·ed·u·ca·tion·al, adjective
pre·ed·u·ca·tion·al, adjective
pre·ed·u·ca·tion·al·ly, adverb
pseu·do·ed·u·ca·tion·al, adjective
pseu·do·ed·u·ca·tion·al·ly, adverb
qua·si-ed·u·ca·tion·al, adjective
qua·si-ed·u·ca·tion·al·ly, adverb
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Educational has a plethora of syllables.
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opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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educational (ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃənəl)
 
adj
1.  providing knowledge; instructive or informative: an educational toy
2.  of or relating to education
 
edu'cationally
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

educational
1831, from education + -al.
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