- didactic di·dac·tic adj
- [dɪ'dæktɪk]
(frm: educational) didattico (-a), (pej: person) pedante
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
didactic di·dac·tic adj
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didactic — di•dac•tic [[t]daɪˈdæk tɪk[/t]] also di•dac′ti•cal adj. 1) intended for instruction; instructive: didactic poetry[/ex] 2) overinclined to teach or lecture others 3) teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson 4) edu didactics, (used with a sing … From formal English to slang
didactic — di|dac|tic [daıˈdæktık, dı ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Greek; Origin: didaktikos, from didaskein to teach ] 1.) speech or writing that is didactic is intended to teach people a moral lesson ▪ His novel has a didactic tone. 2.) someone who is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
didactic — Instructive; denoting medical teaching by lectures or textbooks, as distinguished from clinical demonstrations with patients or laboratory exercises. [G. didaktikos, fr. didasko, to teach] * * * di·dac·tic dī dak tik, də adj involving lecture and … Medical dictionary
autodidact — au•to•di•dact [[t]ˌɔ toʊˈdaɪ dækt, daɪˈdækt[/t]] n. a person who has learned a subject without a teacher or formal education; self taught person • Etymology: 1525–35; < Gk autodídaktos self taught; see auto , didactic au to•di•dac′tic, adj. au … From formal English to slang
