tutorial
Americanadjective
noun
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a class in which a tutor gives intensive instruction in some subject to an individual student or a small group of students.
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Computers.
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programmed instruction provided to a user at a computer terminal, often concerning the use of a particular software package and built into that package.
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a manual explaining how to use a particular software package or computer system.
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noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- nontutorial adjective
- nontutorially adverb
Etymology
Origin of tutorial
1735–45; < Latin tūtōri ( us ) of a guardian + -al 1
Example Sentences
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Smaller, more niche cosmetics makers created bold looks, and influencers started offering makeup tutorials on social media.
From MarketWatch
Since then, they have expanded their digital presence, shooting tutorials on a stage.
From Los Angeles Times
“Think you might need, you know, a tutorial?”
From Literature
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The show, a touring tutorial he created and performs solo, allows Page the opportunity to animate with barnstorming crackle a rogue’s gallery of Shakespearean scoundrels.
From Los Angeles Times
Depending on the kind of video she's making - whether it's a recipe, a day-in-my life vlog, or a makeup tutorial - it may take anywhere from a few hours to a few days to fully produce.
From BBC
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