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instructional

adj

Etymology

From instruction + -al.

  1. derived from instructio
  2. derived from instruccion
  3. inherited from instruccioun
  4. suffixed as instructional — “instruction + al”

Definitions

  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.

  3. 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.”

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA