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ed·u·ca·tive
/
ˈɛdʒ
ʊˌkeɪ
tɪv
/
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oo
-key-tiv
]
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adjective
1.
serving to
educate
:
educative knowledge.
2.
pertaining to or productive of
education
.
Origin:
1835–45;
educate
+
-ive
Related forms
non·ed·u·ca·tive,
adjective
o·ver·ed·u·ca·tive,
adjective
o·ver·ed·u·ca·tive·ly,
adverb
un·ed·u·ca·tive,
adjective
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educative
(ˈɛdjʊkətɪv)
—
adj
producing or resulting in education:
an educative experience
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
educative
1844, from L. educat-, pp. stem of educare (see
educate
) +
-ive
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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