Main Entry: di·dac·tic

Pronunciation: \dī-ˈdak-tik, də-\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Greek didaktikos, from didaskein to teach

Date: 1658

1 a : designed or intended to teach b : intended to convey instruction and information as well as pleasure and entertainment <didactic poetry>
2 : making moral observations

— di·dac·ti·cal \-ti-kəl\ adjective

— di·dac·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— di·dac·ti·cism \-tə-ˌsi-zəm\ noun