educative

[ ej-oo-key-tiv ]
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adjective
  1. serving to educate: educative knowledge.

  2. pertaining to or productive of education.

Origin of educative

1
First recorded in 1835–45; educate + -ive

Other words from educative

  • non·ed·u·ca·tive, adjective
  • o·ver·ed·u·ca·tive, adjective
  • o·ver·ed·u·ca·tive·ly, adverb
  • un·ed·u·ca·tive, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for educative

educative

/ (ˈɛdjʊkətɪv) /


adjective
  1. producing or resulting in education: an educative experience

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