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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"If Christians were to disappear in large numbers, it would also mean the loss of educational and healthcare services in many of these countries -- in Lebanon, but also in Syria and elsewhere," he told AFP.
From Barron's
Even so, 529s are meant to be limited to educational uses.
Their revised version of the bill excludes online encyclopaedias and educational platforms.
From Barron's
The teens are part of Make Great Plays, a grassroots organization that gives elementary school students a chance to dream, excel and believe they belong in educational echelons that once felt out of reach.
From Los Angeles Times
He served as an educational and cultural ambassador in the Palestinian territories through the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government's flagship international exchange.
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