adj, noun — 4 senses
/daɪˈdæk.tɪk/ · /dɪˈdæk.tɪk/
Etymology From French didactique, from Ancient Greek διδακτικός (didaktikós, “skilled in teaching”), from διδακτός (didaktós, “taught, learnt”), from διδάσκω (didáskō, “to teach, educate”). By surface analysis, didact + -ic.
Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality.
Excessively moralizing.
Medicine, Sciences Teaching from textbooks rather than laboratory demonstration and clinical application.
Etymology From French didactique, from Ancient Greek διδακτικός (didaktikós, “skilled in teaching”), from διδακτός (didaktós, “taught, learnt”), from διδάσκω (didáskō, “to teach, educate”). By surface analysis, didact + -ic.
Archaic A treatise on teaching or education.
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