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instructive
[ in-struhk-tiv ]
/ ÉŖnĖstrŹk tÉŖv /
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adjective
serving to instruct or inform; conveying instruction, knowledge, or information; enlightening.
Grammar. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate means by which.
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instructive
/ (ÉŖnĖstrŹktÉŖv) /
adjective
serving to instruct or enlighten; conveying information
Derived forms of instructive
instructively, adverbinstructiveness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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