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Meaning of "edutainment" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EDUTAINMENT

From edu(cation) + (enter)tainment.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EDUTAINMENT

edutainment  [ˌɛdjʊˈteɪnmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EDUTAINMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Edutainment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EDUTAINMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Educational entertainment

Educational entertainment is any content that is designed to educate as well as to entertain. There also exists content that is primarily educational but has incidental entertainment value, as does content that is mostly entertaining but have some educational value.

Definition of edutainment in the English dictionary

The definition of edutainment in the dictionary is the presentation of informative or educational material in an entertaining style.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EDUTAINMENT


appertainment
ˌæpəˈteɪnmənt
arraignment
əˈreɪnmənt
ascertainment
ˌæsəˈteɪnmənt
attainment
əˈteɪnmənt
containment
kənˈteɪnmənt
detainment
dɪˈteɪnmənt
detrainment
diːˈtreɪnmənt
distrainment
dɪsˈtreɪnmənt
enchainment
ɪnˈtʃeɪnmənt
entertainment
ˌɛntəˈteɪnmənt
entrainement
ɪnˈtreɪnmənt
entrainment
ɪnˈtreɪnmənt
exertainment
ˌɛksəˈteɪnmənt
infotainment
ˌɪnfəʊˈteɪnmənt
obtainment
əbˈteɪnmənt
ordainment
ɔːˈdeɪnmənt
preordainment
ˌpriːɔːˈdeɪnmənt
regainment
rɪˈɡeɪnmənt
retainment
rɪˈteɪnmənt
sustainment
səˈsteɪnmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EDUTAINMENT

educationally
educationese
educationist
educative
educator
educatory
educe
educement
educible
educt
eduction
eductive
eductor
edulcorant
edulcorate
edulcoration
edulcorative
edulcorator
eduskunta

WORDS THAT END LIKE EDUTAINMENT

abandonment
adjournment
adornment
advertisement
alignment
assignment
built environment
cantonment
central government
consignment
Department of the Environment
e-government
enlightenment
environment
Federal Government
government
imprisonment
local government
national government
national unity government
open government

Synonyms and antonyms of edutainment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «edutainment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EDUTAINMENT

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

Translator English - Chinese

寓教于乐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

edutainment
570 millions of speakers

English

edutainment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

edutainment
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التعليم الترفيهي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

развлекательные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

edutainment
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

edutainment
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ludo-éducatif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Edutainment
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Edutainment
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エデュテインメント
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에듀 테인먼트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Edutainment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giáo dục giải trí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கல்விசார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शिक्षण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eğitici eğlence
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

edutainment
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

edutainment
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розважальні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

edutainment
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

edutainment
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

edutainment
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

edutainment
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

edutainment
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of edutainment

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EDUTAINMENT»

The term «edutainment» is regularly used and occupies the 63.509 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EDUTAINMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «edutainment» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «edutainment» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EDUTAINMENT»

Discover the use of edutainment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to edutainment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Serious Games and Edutainment Applications
The book is suitable for both researchers and educators who are interested in using games for educational purposes, as well as game professionals requiring a thorough understanding of issues involved in the application of video games ...
Minhua Ma, Andreas Oikonomou, Lakhmi C Jain, 2011
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Learning from Mickey, Donald and Walt: Essays on Disney's ...
Each of the essays in this volume focuses on a different type of Disney "edutainment" film.
A. Bowdoin Van Riper, 2011
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Transactions on Edutainment IV
This Fourth volume in the Transactions on Edutainment series presents outstanding contributions from EDUTAINMENT 2010 together with regular papers collected for this issue.
Zhigeng Pan, Xiaopeng Zhang, Adrian David Cheok, 2010
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Transactions on Edutainment I
The first volume of this series contains a selection of outstanding contributions from Edutainment 2008, the 3rd International Conference on E-Learning and Games which took place in Nanjing, China, in June 2008.
Zhigeng Pan, Adrian David Cheok, Wolfgang Müller, 2008
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Transactions on Edutainment VI
The 6th volume in this series represents a selection of 7 contributions from DMDCM 2011, the 5th International Conference on Digital Media and Digital Content Management, held in Chongqing, China, in December 2011, as well as 18 ...
Zhigeng Pan, Adrian David Cheok, Wolfgang Müller, 2011
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Edutainment comes alive!
Surveys the field of educational-entertainment software, explains how to upgrade a PC for "edutainment" use, and examines the features of a number of reference, entertainment, and game titles, with excerpts from each included on the CD. ...
William P. Mann, 1994
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Transactions on Edutainment: 2
This volume contains a selection of outstanding contributions from GDTW 2008, the 6th International Conference in Game Design and Technology, which took place in the UK, in November 2008, and Cyberworlds 2008, held in Hangzhou, China, in ...
Zhigeng Pan, Abdennour El Rhalibi, Adrian David Cheok, 2009
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Transactions on Edutainment V
This journal sub-line is a forum both for stimulating and disseminating cutting-edge material on the full spectrum of edutainment genres including game-based learning and VR-based education.
Zhigeng Pan, Adrian David Cheok, Wolfgang Müller, 2011
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Transactions on Edutainment III
The third volume in this series contains a selection of 12 outstanding contributions from Edutainment 2009, the 4th International Conference on E-Learning and Games, held in Canada in August 2009.
Zhigeng Pan, Maiga Chang, Adrian David Cheok, 2010
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Edutainment and Convergence: Utilization in Higher Education ...
This qualitative study examined edutainment and convergence from the perspective of entertainment professionals, who were interested in revealing their background and opinions as they would relate to academia.
Chris A. Heidelberg (III.), 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EDUTAINMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term edutainment is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mullen Lowe Edutains with 'The Intermodals' for CSX
It's a goofy, tongue-in-cheek take on edutainment, that borrows from sitcom-style humor while calling to mind Thomas The Tank Engine in its ... «AgencySpy, Jul 15»
2
Buddy robot wants to be a companion for your family
... robot is designed to be an affordable family companion. It can help with communications, home security, edutainment and even elder care. «Gizmag, Jul 15»
3
Week ahead: Music, theater, art, and more
Presented by Leedz Edutainment and hosted by Mark Merren, the show will also include special guests. July 11,7 p.m. Tickets: $15, $13 ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
4
Lebanese doll startup aims to present a more realistic body image
We used the profit of a previous edutainment company (Frizzy) that we launched in 2005 to secure an investment of $500,000. The money went ... «Wamda, Jul 15»
5
Must be Present to Win
I see the same focus on technique in books and videos in the "edutainment" genre. Regardless of the source, those are performances made ... «The Journal, Jul 15»
6
Crocodile Encounters
He describes his presentation as an animal edutainment show. Participants will enjoy learning more about these animals as they are presented ... «Liberty Vindicator, Jul 15»
7
Digicable launches utility app for cable operators; consumers can …
In January last year, edutainment TV channel, Da Vinci Learning partnered with Airtel Digital TV, Siticable and Digicable to broadcast its ... «MediaNama.com, Jul 15»
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A Peep Into a "house of Men "theatre Group
... because they realised that drama is the best and favourable method of sensitising people of different ages as it is a form of Edutainment. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Rum: The real American spirit?
Well, not just talk, but recount the finer points of the hours of education (though I think "edutainment" fits better as a label) that he and his fellow ... «NUVO Newsweekly, Jul 15»
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A Spartacus of Africa makes edutainment strides
The two-city run of the spectacular ballet A Spartacus of Africa has turned the theatre into a classroom for over 2000 pupils from urban and rural ... «Artslink.co.za News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Edutainment [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/edutainment>. Apr 2024 ».
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