noun
Meaning 1
plural of didactic
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
didactics
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Pronunciation
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/daɪˈdæktɪks/
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rhymes with -æktɪks
noun
Meaning 2
The art and science of teaching.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he received no formal education
- our instruction was carefully programmed
- good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, educational activity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: activity
Narrower terms: coeducation, continuing education, course, course of study, course of instruction, class, elementary education, extension, extension service, university extension, extracurricular activity, higher education, secondary education, team teaching, work-study program
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English didact Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English didactics From didact + -ics.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: didaktiek — art and science of teaching
- Chinese Mandarin: 教學法 /教学法 (jiàoxuéfǎ) — art and science of teaching
- Dutch: didactiek — art and science of teaching
- Esperanto: didaktiko — art and science of teaching
- Finnish: didaktiikka — art and science of teaching
- Finnish: opetusoppi — art and science of teaching
- German: Didaktik — art and science of teaching
- German: Unterrichtslehre — art and science of teaching
- German: Unterrichtskunde — art and science of teaching
- Greek: διδακτική (didaktikí) — art and science of teaching
- Indonesian: didaktik — art and science of teaching
- Norwegian: didaktikk — art and science of teaching
- Portuguese: didática — art and science of teaching
- Slovene: didaktika — art and science of teaching
- Slovene: veda o poučevanju — art and science of teaching
- Spanish: didáctica — art and science of teaching
- Ukrainian: дида́ктика (dydáktyka) — art and science of teaching