educational

[ ej-oo-key-shuh-nl ]
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adjective
  1. pertaining to education.

  2. tending or intended to educate, instruct, or inform: an educational show on television.

Origin of educational

1
First recorded in 1645–55; education + -al1

Other words from educational

  • 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
  • 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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British Dictionary definitions for educational

educational

/ (ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃənəl) /


adjective
  1. providing knowledge; instructive or informative: an educational toy

  2. of or relating to education

Derived forms of educational

  • educationally, adverb

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