adjective
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providing knowledge; instructive or informative
an educational toy
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of or relating to education
Other Word Forms
- antieducational adjective
- antieducationally adverb
- countereducational noun
- countereducationally adverb
- educationally adverb
- noneducational adjective
- noneducationally adverb
- posteducational adjective
- preeducational adjective
- preeducationally adverb
- pseudoeducational adjective
- pseudoeducationally adverb
- quasi-educational adjective
- quasi-educationally adverb
Etymology
Origin of educational
Example Sentences
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Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner said he first heard about the educational furlough program when he learned Aguilar had cut off his ankle monitor and fled.
From Los Angeles Times
From its usual educational repertoire ranging from English lessons to news, content these days includes more on "personal safety and digital security... helping people to stay safe," she added.
From Barron's
As a community leader, the company had partnerships with educational and community organizations, including Everybody Dance LA!,
From Los Angeles Times
Reading science has shown for decades that our current educational system needs to get its head out of the sand.
A partnership with the Broad museum will bring local students to the site for art workshops and educational programs.
From Los Angeles Times
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