educational

[ej-oo-key-shuh-nl]

adjective

1. pertaining to education.

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

   an educational show on television.

educational

/ ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃənəl /

adjective

1. providing knowledge; instructive or informative

   an educational toy

2. of or relating to education

Other Word Forms

• educationally adverb
• antieducational adjective
• antieducationally adverb
• countereducational noun
• countereducationally adverb
• noneducational adjective
• noneducationally adverb
• posteducational adjective
• preeducational adjective
• preeducationally adverb
• pseudoeducational adjective
• pseudoeducationally adverb
• quasi-educational adjective
• quasi-educationally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of educational¹

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

Example Sentences

It found particular gaps in provision for older children, those with special educational needs and disabilities, and those with parents working non-typical hours.

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Nearly half the 205 pupils there have special educational needs and disabilities - more than double the national average for a mainstream school.

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Lawsuits over sweeping global tariffs, meanwhile, were brought by small businesses including a wine importer and an educational toy company, not Fortune 500 companies.

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Set at Chiddinglye Estate, a 15th-century farm in West Sussex, England, the three-day event includes fungus-focused art installations, lectures and gastronomy; educational walks; and lots of music, mysticism and science—sometimes all three at once.

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Charter supporters view their educational offerings as a way to spark innovation and provide needed public school competition — and simply to offer parents more choices.

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Related Words

• academic 
• cultural 
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• scholarly