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The definition of didactic is used for teaching.

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An example of didactic is a lesson plan consisting of a lecture, large group discussions and a project.

See didactic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

used or intended for teaching or instruction
morally instructive, or intended to be so
too much inclined to teach others; boringly pedantic or moralistic

Origin: Gr didaktikos, apt at teaching < didaskein, to teach, prob. redupl. < IE base *dens-, wisdom, to teach, learn > Avestan dīdainghē, I am taught

Related Forms:

didactically adverb
didacticism noun

See didactic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Intended to instruct.
Morally instructive.
Inclined to teach or moralize excessively.

Origin:

Origin: Greek didaktikos, skillful in teaching

Origin: , from didaktos, taught

Origin: , from didaskein, didak-, to teach, educate

Related Forms:

di·dacˈti·cal·ly adverb

di·dacˈti·cism (-tĭ-sĭzˌəm) noun

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