educational
/ˌɛd͡ʒ.əˈkeɪ.ʃə.nəl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.60 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Instructive, or helping to educate.
Example Sentences
- "A school is an educational establishment."
- "They were shown an educational film about VD."
- "I can't see the educational value of going on a field trip to the clothes factory."
- "Imagine a testless educational system up through the fifth grade. What effect would that have on children's later performance, or on our ability to prescribe individualized educational programs for them?"
- "Groups such as the Union of Young Communists, the Cuban Women's Federation, the Artists and Writers Union (UNEAC) and others have held internal and public educationals on the issue of homosexuality, using a recently produced video GAY CUBA."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin dux Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin ēducō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ēducātiōder. English education Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English educational From education + -al.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɛd͡ʒ.əˈkeɪ.ʃə.nəl/
- British English: /ˌɛd͡ʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃə.nəl/