"instructional" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more instructional [comparative], most instructional [superlative]
Etymology: instruction + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|instruction|al}} instruction + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} instructional (comparative more instructional, superlative most instructional)
  1. Intended for purposes of instruction, for teaching. Translations (Intended for purposes of instruction, for teaching): учебен (učeben) (Bulgarian), instruksional (Indonesian), instrutivo [masculine] (Portuguese), pedagógico [masculine] (Portuguese), didático [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-instructional-en-adj-ibOpWsnw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 22 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 56 21 23 Disambiguation of 'Intended for purposes of instruction, for teaching': 94 6
  2. Relating to the teaching profession.
    Sense id: en-instructional-en-adj-HTcjiJM6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: instructional design, pre-instructional

Noun [English]

Forms: instructionals [plural]
Etymology: instruction + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|instruction|al}} instruction + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} instructional (plural instructionals)
  1. A book, film, etc. intended to instruct.
    Sense id: en-instructional-en-noun-xIB9dseR

Inflected forms

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