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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Just over 1.7 million pupils in England's schools receive support for special educational needs, or about one in five pupils.
From BBC
Kindergarten readiness encompasses the foundational skills necessary to engage in a more formal learning environment, said Ohio State University educational psychology professor Laura Justice.
From Los Angeles Times
"We must grow as humans in our space-faring capacity, in our exploration of space, and in the use of space to generate social, economic, educational and quality of life outcomes for all people everywhere."
From Barron's
There are, of course, research and educational goals of the space as well.
From Los Angeles Times
"My thoughts immediately go to the victim, her family, and the entire educational community, whose deep shock I share," he wrote on X.
From BBC
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