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instructional.

Intended for purposes of instruction, for teaching.

13 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj

  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.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréweti Proto-Italic *strowō Latin struō Latin īnstruō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin īnstrūctiō Old French instruccion Middle English instruccioun English instruction English -al English instructional From instruction + -al.

noun

  1. A book, film, etc. intended to instruct.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréweti Proto-Italic *strowō Latin struō Latin īnstruō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin īnstrūctiō Old French instruccion Middle English instruccioun English instruction English -al English instructional From instruction + -al.

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