"educative" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more educative [comparative], most educative [superlative]
Etymology: From educate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dewk-}}, {{af|en|educate|-ive}} educate + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} educative (comparative more educative, superlative most educative)
  1. Serving to educate; educational. Synonyms: didactic, educational, instructive Derived forms: educatively, maleducative, miseducative, noneducative, psychoeducative, reeducative Translations (educational): educatief (Dutch), éducatif [masculine] (French), éducative [feminine] (French), 教育的な (kyōikuteki na) (Japanese), wychowawczy [masculine] (Polish), educativo (Portuguese), educacional (Portuguese), educador (Portuguese), educativ [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), educativo (Spanish), addysgiadol (Welsh)

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