educational

[ ej-oo-key-shuh-nl ]
/ ˌɛdʒ ʊˈkeɪ ʃə nl /
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adjective

pertaining to education.
tending or intended to educate, instruct, or inform: an educational show on television.

Origin of educational

First recorded in 1645–55; education + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM educational

Words nearby educational

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Words related to educational

academic, cultural, scholarly, informational, didactic, informative, instructive, scholastic, tutorial

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British Dictionary definitions for educational

educational
/ (ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃənəl) /

adjective

providing knowledge; instructive or informative an educational toy
of or relating to education

Derived forms of educational

educationally, adverb