didactic (B1)
noun
Pronunciation: /daɪˈdæk.tɪk/
Definition
didactic means a treatise on teaching or education. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
didactic poetry
The article uses didactic to mean a treatise on teaching or education.
The teacher asked students to find didactic in the reading.
How to Use didactic
- a/the didactic (noun pattern)
- Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a didactic."
- didactic in context (usage pattern)
- Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked didactic in context before translating it."
Synonyms of didactic
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