Meaning of educational in English
educational
adjective
uk
/ˌedʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən.əl/ us
/ˌedʒ.əˈkeɪ.ʃən.əl/
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providing education or relating to education:
Reducing the size of classes may improve educational standards.
educational establishment/institution She seems to have spent all her life studying in
educational establishments/institutions.
educational experience humorous My father has never been to a rock concert before - it'll
be an educational experience for him (= a new experience from which he can learn).
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• A new educational programme has been set up
for economically disadvantaged children.
• She was the last of the great educational reformers.
• The educational system was a model for those of many other countries.
• These children have special educational needs and require one-to-one attention.
• The equipment could be used for a variety of educational purposes.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Related word
educationally
(Definition of educational from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary &
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educational | American Dictionary
educational
adjective
us
/ˌedʒ·əˈkeɪ·ʃən·əl/
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teaching something, or relating to education:
Traveling abroad will be an educational experience for her.
(Definition of educational from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary ©
Cambridge University Press)
educational | Business English
educational
adjective
/ˌedjʊˈkeɪʃənəl/ uk
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relating to education:
an educational establishment/institution
Boys and girls must have the same educational opportunities.
intended to teach someone something, or having the result of teaching someone
something:
We develop educational software for use in schools.
He described his trip to China as 'very educational'.
(Definition of educational from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge
University Press)
Examples of educational
educational
Nevertheless, teaching team building and communication skills requires an opportunity to
practice these skills in vivo in the educational setting.
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The remarkable flexibility of most educational software discourages assessment of the
impact in teaching and learning.
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Partly to meet this demand, widespread educational reform was undertaken.
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Use does not, however, affect all aspects of a person's educational experience.
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Any educational activity would become part of a broader design-based programme, not
particularly performing arts-oriented.
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We also wanted to identify perceptions of organic producers about on-farm research and
identify the educational impact of the participatory variety evaluation process.
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The question of life or death is of a magnitude far above the question
of educational options.
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