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educational

American  
[ej-oo-key-shuh-nl] / ˌɛdʒ ʊˈkeɪ ʃə nl /

adjective

  1. pertaining to education.

  2. tending or intended to educate, instruct, or inform.

    an educational show on television.


educational British  
/ ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃənəl /

adjective

  1. providing knowledge; instructive or informative

    an educational toy

  2. of or relating to education

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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

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

Example Sentences

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As a result, she says, students on her course "didn't receive the educational experience we paid for".

From BBC

Learning Resources, an Illinois company which sells educational toys for children, said it would have to raise its prices by 70% because most of its toys were manufactured in Asia.

From Los Angeles Times

His long-term goal is to clarify how giant viruses and eukaryotes evolved and to create educational materials that improve virus literacy.

From Science Daily

A 50-year-old European diplomat whose understanding of history was shaped by the educational apparatus of the past 40 years may never have heard these things, or known Americans actually think about them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Unified spokesperson said the district “remains firmly committed to ensuring all students have meaningful access to services and enriching educational opportunities.”

From Los Angeles Times