DIDACTIC


Meaning of DIDACTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dī-ˈdak-tik, də- ]

adjective

Etymology: Greek didaktikos, from didaskein to teach

Date: 1658

1.

a. : designed or intended to teach

b. : intended to convey instruction and information as well as pleasure and entertainment

didactic poetry

2. : making moral observations

• di·dac·ti·cal -ti-kəl adjective

• di·dac·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

• di·dac·ti·cism -tə-ˌsi-zəm noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.