didactic to teach; to instruct for a long time; teach a moral lesson; preachy

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Page 1: Didactic To teach; to instruct for a long time; teach a moral lesson; preachy

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DidacticTo teach; to instruct for a long time; teach a moral

lesson; preachy

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Etymology

1658, Fr. didactique, from Greek didaktikos, “skilled in

teaching,” from didaktos, “taught”, from didaskein,

“educate,” PIE bases- dens- “widom, to teach”

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Examples

The math teacher had been didactic throughout the whole class period and began to bore her students.

When my mother began to talk about the importance of college, she became didactic.

The Sunday school teacher was didactic about the wrongs of a sinful life.

Title: “Retail Math Made Simple: For a full understanding of retail business operates you need retail math knowledge.”

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10 Things

A teacher

Manual for putting something together

Tutorials for games

Cookbooks, recipes

History Channel, Animal Planet, Weather Channel

A history book, math book, English book, etc.

Dog Trainer

A layout for an assignment; instructions on what to do

Driving lessons

Toddles mind developing games, V. Smile Motion: Active Learning System

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Word Cited

Dictionary.com. 2009. Dictionary. 24 November 2009 <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/didactic>.

Etymonoline.com.Online Etymology Dictionary. 7 December 2009 <http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?

search=didactic&searchmode=none>.

Thefreedictionary.com. 2009. The Free Dictionary by Farflex. 9 December 2009 <http://www.thefreedictionary.com/didactic>.

Merriam-webster.com. 2009. Merriam-Webster. 8 December 2009 <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/didactic>

“Voodoo Economics Anyone Anyone.”Youtube.com. 2009. Youtube. 9 December 2009 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWzMyKSIbFY>.