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didactic in Latin

didactic in Latin is didascalicum — didactic means intended to teach something, especially a moral lesson, as well as to inform or entertain.

didactic in Latin

didascalicum
adj
Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality.

What does "didactic" mean?

  1. adjective Intended to teach something, especially a moral lesson, as well as to inform or entertain.
    "Aesop's fables are frankly didactic, each ending in a stated moral."
  2. adjective Too eager to instruct others, in a way that comes across as preachy or condescending.
    "The novel collapses into a didactic lecture in its final chapters."
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didactic in a sentence

  • Aesop's fables are frankly didactic, each ending in a stated moral.
  • The museum takes a didactic approach, explaining every object in detail.
  • The novel collapses into a didactic lecture in its final chapters.

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What is "didactic" in Latin?

"didactic" in Latin is didascalicum. didactic means: Intended to teach something, especially a moral lesson, as well as to inform or entertain.

How do you use "didactic" in a sentence?

Example: "Aesop's fables are frankly didactic, each ending in a stated moral." In Latin, "didactic" is didascalicum.

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