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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Didactic \Di*dac"tic\, Didactical \Di*dac"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?,
fr. ? to teach; akin to L. docere to teach: cf. F.
didactique. See {Docile}.]
1. Fitted or intended to teach; conveying instruction;
preceptive; instructive; teaching some moral lesson; as,
didactic essays. "Didactical writings." --Jer. Taylor.
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The finest didactic poem in any language.
--Macaulay.
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2. excessively prone to instruct, even those who do not wish
to be instructed; -- of people. [Pejorative]
Syn: didactic.
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