didáctico

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Adjective[edit]

didáctico (feminine didáctica, masculine plural didácticos, feminine plural didácticas)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of didático. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek διδακτικός (didaktikós).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /diˈdaɡtiko/ [d̪iˈð̞aɣ̞.t̪i.ko]
  • Rhymes: -aɡtiko
  • Syllabification: di‧dác‧ti‧co

Adjective[edit]

didáctico (feminine didáctica, masculine plural didácticos, feminine plural didácticas)

  1. didactic, instructive
    • 2009 June 14, Inder Bugarin, “Turismo radiactivo”, in BBC Mundo[1]:
      Las visitas ... inician con una introducción didáctica y visual sobre el fenómeno de la radiactividad...
      The visits ... begin with a visual and didactic introduction about the phenomenon of radioactivity ...

Usage notes[edit]

Only used in the sense of being intended to instruct in a good way, without any negative connotations or moral implications.

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