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didactic

adjective/dɪˈdæktɪk/

C1CEFR level
55/100Rarity: uncommon
FormalRegister

Intended to teach, often with a moral lesson.

The novel was too didactic to feel like a story.

Similar: instructive, moralising

Origin: Greek didaktikos 'apt at teaching'.

Topic: Academia & scholarship in General English

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