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I'm incapable of writing without social commentary. I like to think that it's integrated and not really heavy handedly didactic.
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Meaning of "didactic" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIDACTIC

From Greek didaktikos skilled in teaching, from didaskein to teach.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DIDACTIC

didactic  [dɪˈdæktɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIDACTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Didactic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DIDACTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Didacticism

Didacticism is a philosophy that emphasizes instructional and informative qualities in literature and other types of art. The term has its origin in the Ancient Greek word διδακτικός, "related to education and teaching", and signified learning in a fascinating and intriguing manner. Didactic art was meant both to entertain and to instruct. Didactic plays, for instance, were intended to convey a moral theme or other rich truth to the audience. An example of didactic writing is Alexander Pope's An Essay on Criticism, which offers a range of advice about critics and criticism. An example of didactism in music is the chant Ut queant laxis, which was used by Guido of Arezzo to teach solfege syllables. Around the 19th century the term didactic came to also be used as a criticism for work that appears to be overly burdened with instructive, factual, or otherwise educational information, to the detriment of the enjoyment of the reader. Edgar Allan Poe even called didacticism the worst of "heresies" in his essay The Poetic Principle.

Definition of didactic in the English dictionary

The first definition of didactic in the dictionary is intended to instruct, esp excessively. Other definition of didactic is morally instructive; improving. Didactic is also containing a political or moral message to which aesthetic considerations are subordinated.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIDACTIC


anaphylactic
ˌænəfɪˈlæktɪk
anticlimactic
ˌæntɪklaɪˈmæktɪk
atactic
eɪˈtæktɪk
autodidactic
ˌɔːtəʊdaɪˈdæktɪk
chemotactic
ˌkɛməʊˈtæktɪk
chiropractic
ˌkaɪrəˈpræktɪk
climactic
klaɪˈmæktɪk
extragalactic
ˌɛkstrəɡəˈlæktɪk
galactic
ɡəˈlæktɪk
intergalactic
ˌɪntəɡəˈlæktɪk
isotactic
ˌaɪsəʊˈtæktɪk
lactic
ˈlæktɪk
nondidactic
ˌnɒndaɪˈdæktɪk
practic
ˈpræktɪk
prophylactic
ˌprɒfɪˈlæktɪk
stereotactic
ˌstɛrɪəˈtæktɪk
syndiotactic
ˌsɪndɪəʊˈtæktɪk
syntactic
sɪnˈtæktɪk
tactic
ˈtæktɪk
undidactic
ˌʌndaɪˈdæktɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIDACTIC

did
Didache
didact
didactical
didactically
didacticism
didactics
didactyl
didactylism
didactylous
didakai
didapper
didascalic
didder
diddicoy
diddies
diddle
diddler
diddley
diddly

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIDACTIC

apractic
arctic
ataractic
chemoprophylactic
delaying tactic
ecphractic
emphractic
heliotactic
hydrotactic
hypallactic
hypotactic
intragalactic
malolactic
metagalactic
parallactic
paratactic
phonotactic
phototactic
phylactic
phyllotactic
stalactic

Synonyms and antonyms of didactic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DIDACTIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «didactic» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of didactic

Translation of «didactic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIDACTIC

Find out the translation of didactic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of didactic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «didactic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

说教
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

didáctica
570 millions of speakers

English

didactic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रबोधक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تعليمي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дидактическая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

didática
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নীতিমূলক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

didactique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Didaktik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

didaktisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

教訓的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교훈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Didactic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

để dạy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீதிபோதனைக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपदेशात्मक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

didaktik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

didattico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dydaktyczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дидактична
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

didactic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διδακτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

didaktiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

didaktiska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

didaktisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of didactic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIDACTIC»

The term «didactic» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.209 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIDACTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about didactic

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7 QUOTES WITH «DIDACTIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word didactic.
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Tim Crouch
A child knows when they are on the receiving end of a didactic exercise, or when they are sitting in the shadow of something else.
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Brit Marling
Science fiction has a way of letting you talk about where we are in the world and letting you be a bit of a pop philosopher without being didactic.
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Eugenio Montale
There is poetry even in prose, in all the great prose which is not merely utilitarian or didactic: there exist poets who write in prose or at least in more or less apparent prose; millions of poets write verses which have no connection with poetry.
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Otto Rank
The correct didactic analysis is one that does not in the least differ from the curative treatment. How, indeed, shall the future analyst learn the technique if he does not experience it just exactly as he is to apply it later?
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Philip Schaff
The apostolic writings are of three kinds: historical, didactic, and prophetic.
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John Shirley
I'm incapable of writing without social commentary. I like to think that it's integrated and not really heavy handedly didactic.
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Joan D. Vinge
What I do not want to write is didactic political tracts.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIDACTIC»

Discover the use of didactic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to didactic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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School Didactics and Learning: A School Didactic Model ...
In this book a new theory on instruction is presented - a reflective theory of school didactics - uniquely incorporating continental German and Nordic research traditions in the theory of didactics (Didaktik), together with Anglo-American ...
Michael Uljens, 1997
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The Criticism of Didactic Poetry: Essays on Lucretius, ...
This book is a significant original contribution to the field, with the potential to influence future scholarly thinking on didactic poetry.
Alexander Dalzell, 1996
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Teaching Through Song in Antiquity: Didactic Hymnody Among ...
In this monograph Matthew E. Gordley provides a broad definition of didactic hymnody and examines how didactic hymns functioned at the intersection of historical circumstances and the needs of a given community to perceive itself and its ...
Matthew E. Gordley, 2011
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Didactic literature in England, 1500-1800: expertise constructed
Ranging from music to astronomy, gardening to the Bible, this essay collection is the first multi-disciplinary volume to examine a kind of text that was a staple of early modern English publishing: the how-to book.
Natasha Glaisyer, Sara Pennell, 2003
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Didactic Essays: From a Piece of Dark Matter, Somewhere in ...
Can't a brother get a heckler up in this hizzy? (Silence) Did someone ask a what-what is this book about? (Silence) Seriously, I throw a what-what out there and nothing? (Silence) Fine, I'll just talk about the contents of this book.
Damon Dion Reed, 2012
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Death and Purgatory in Middle English Didactic Poetry
The concept of Purgatory in Middle English didactic writings is explored through examination of visions of the afterlife, sermons, homiletic treatises, and lyrics.
Takami Matsuda, 1997
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The Didactic Functions of Storytelling in the Primary School ...
The teacher can prepare them in a way that the stories suit the children in conformity with their age, mental stage and interests. So stories are still up to date and being loved by the children, providing a familiar context.
Heidi Henniger, 2007
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What nature does not teach: didactic literature in the ...
This interdisciplinary volume takes as its subject the multi-faceted genre of didactic literature (the literature of instruction), which constituted the cornerstone of literary enterprise and social control in medieval and early modern ...
Juanita Feros Ruys, 2008
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Epic Lessons: An Introduction to Ancient Didactic Poetry
Didactic epic was enormously popular in the ancient world. It was used to teach Greeks and Romans technical and scientific subjects - in verse. Epic Lessons shows how this scientific poetry was aimed to instruct and entertain.
Peter Toohey, 2013
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Han Shih Wai Chuan: Han Ying's Illustrations of the Didactic ...
This is the eleventh volume in the Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Harvard Professor James Hightower translates a heterogeneous collection of ethical, ritual, and anecdotal materials by Han Ying.
Ying Han, 1952

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIDACTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term didactic is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Pygmalion' A proper and lively version of Shaw's classic from …
It's not only very funny, it's also, as Shaw said, “didactic.” Shaw was an unparalleled social satirist. And the play, his most popular, is a scream. «Packet Online, Jul 15»
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PARKER: Success measured in narcissistic indulgence
He seems almost preternaturally to have emerged upon the national stage as a didactic performer to remind us of what we once were not. «Asbury Park Press, Jul 15»
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For Bill Cosby's Accusers, His 2005 Testimony Feels Like Vindication
“[I feel] elation, relief and hope for the future,” Bowman said. “It was definitely a look into the didactic personality of Bill Cosby, the grooming and ... «Jezebel, Jul 15»
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Scribbles: A stranger comes to town | National Post
Hood-Caddy's storytelling can get didactic and at times little dry, as her books prioritize educating young readers about threats to the ... «National Post, Jul 15»
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Are Oxbridge tutorials still the best way to teach students how to think?
Critics such as Lewis Elton, writing in 2001, have argued that Oxford tutorials continue to be a didactic and teacher-centred experience. «The Conversation UK, Jul 15»
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Why Can't We Stop Cholera In Haiti? | Gizmodo Australia
I don't think this kind of top-down didactic approach works ordinarily: no one responds well to hectoring. It's even less successful when the ... «Gizmodo Australia, Jul 15»
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Strokes that Decode the Currency - The New Indian Express
But I do not engage with these issues and instead adopt a didactic position on the effects of money on man,” says Srinivasa, whose work ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
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'Impressionism and the Caribbean: Francisco Oller and His …
The didactic contextualizing implicitly asks viewers to perform a series of “compare and contrast” exercises. This doesn't always work to Oller's ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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Career Spotlight: What I Do as an Anesthesiologist - Lifehacker
Residency training for physician anesthesiologists is rigorous because it gives trainees the didactic knowledge to identify warning signs of ... «Lifehacker, Jul 15»
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Former NHL Star Fetisov on Slava Voynov: 'He Got Off Light'
For others, I'm sure, it will be a didactic moment.” Former KHL president Alexander Medvedev said Voynov's case is clearly different from the ... «Hockey VIPs Magazine, Jul 15»

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