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English
Etymology
From instruction + -al.
Adjective
instructional (comparative more instructional, superlative most instructional)
- Intended for purposes of instruction, for teaching.
The manual might have been instructional had anybody actually taken the time to read it.
- Relating to the teaching profession.
There are 33 instructional resignations tonight, double the amount at this time last year.
(teachers leaving their teaching position in a Texas school district)
Derived terms
Translations
Intended for purposes of instruction, for teaching
Noun
instructional (plural instructionals)
- A book, film, etc. intended to instruct.
2008 May 18, Ginia Bellafante, “Mommy’s Dearest”, in New York Times:On legitimate days off, during the summer, Klam received poolside instructionals in monied femininity from Marcia and her three sisters — “the Jewish Gang of Four.”
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