educational English · revision 4291

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌedʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən.əl/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed [[af|en|education|-al]].^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ “Due to, or arising from, education”: 1652 in the OED,^(OED 1989) the 1650s in Etymonline; this sense is now obsolete.^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ “Of or pertaining to education” is from 1830 in Etymonline,^(Etymonline) 1831 in the OED.^(OED 1989) In the 19th century it was still criticized: a reviewer quoted by Etymonline called it a barbarism, together with conversationism, that Worcester's dictionary tolerated.^(Etymonline) The adverb ''educationally'' is from 1845.^(OED 1989) “Serving to educate, instructive” is from 1935.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1652 – arising from education.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1831 – of education.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1845 – ''educationally''.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1935 – instructive.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Of or relating to [[education]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # Serving to educate; [[instructive]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[educationally]]

+ * [[educationalist]]

+ * [[educational psychology]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[education]]

+ * [[educate]]

+ * [[educator]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}