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instructional en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréweti Proto-Italic *strowō Latin struō Latin īnstruō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin īnstrūctiō Old French instruccion Middle English instruccioun English instruction English -al English instructional From instruction + -al.

Meanings

  1. Intended for purposes of instruction, for teaching.
    • The manual might have been instructional had anybody actually taken the time to read it.
  2. Relating to the teaching profession.
    • There are 33 instructional resignations tonight, double the amount at this time last year.

Forms

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more instructional Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most instructional Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

noninstructional · pre-instructional · instructionally · preinstructional · teleinstructional · instructional design

Translations (5)

pt didático (Intended for purposes of instruction, for teaching) · pt pedagógico (Intended for purposes of instruction, for teaching) · bg учебен (Intended for purposes of instruction, for teaching) · pt instrutivo (Intended for purposes of instruction, for teaching) · id instruksional (Intended for purposes of instruction, for teaching)

instructional en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréweti Proto-Italic *strowō Latin struō Latin īnstruō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin īnstrūctiō Old French instruccion Middle English instruccioun English instruction English -al English instructional From instruction + -al.

Meanings

  1. A book, film, etc. intended to instruct.
    • On legitimate days off, during the summer, Klam received poolside instructionals in monied femininity from Marcia and her three sisters — “the Jewish Gang of Four.” 2008 May 18, Ginia Bellafante, “Mommy’s Dearest”, in New York Times:

Forms

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instructionals Number=Plur lexicographic