educationaladjective
uk/ˌedʒ.uˈkeɪ.ʃən.əl/us/ˌedʒ.əˈkeɪ.ʃən.əl/B2 providing education or relating to education:
Reducing the size of classes may improve educational standards.
She seems to have spent all her life studying in educational establishments/institutions.
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.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Types of education
- adult education
- apprenticeship
- blended learning
- child-centred
- coeducation
- consciousness-raising
- continuing education
- distance learning
- e-learning
- educative
- further education
- heuristic
- higher
- mainstream
- mixed-ability
- nursery
- remedial
- scholarship
- secondary
- vocational
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educationally
adverb uk/ˌedʒ.uˈkeɪ.ʃən.əl.i/us/ˌedʒ.əˈkeɪ.ʃən.əl.i/
The woman who committed the crime was educationally disadvantaged.