tu·to·ri·al
tü-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 
tyü-
1
: a paper, book, film, or computer program that provides practical information about a specific subject
2
: a class conducted by a tutor for one student or a small number of students
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Tutorials with live tutors are useful for both advanced students and struggling ones. Many computer programs include electronic tutorials to help the new user get used to the program, leading him or her through all its functions, often by means of pictures and short videos. But a really difficult program may still require a real-life tutor to be fully understood.
Examples of tutorial in a Sentence
Noun
An online tutorial gives basic instructions for using the software.
The professor was offering a tutorial in her office a week before the exam.
Adjective
We offer tutorial instruction for students preparing for the examination.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
Again, a full tutorial can be found on the PAAS Instagram account.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Yasuke is introduced first in the tutorial section, with Naoe’s introduction coming soon after.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Initially provided as a 90-minute experience to get through the prologue, tutorial and two levels, the developers eventually opened the build for a longer session that could be replayed.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
Again, a full tutorial can be found on the PAAS Instagram account.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
An earlier tutorial session in February featured online personalities like the YouTube commentator Brian Tyler Cohen.
—Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Yasuke is introduced first in the tutorial section, with Naoe’s introduction coming soon after.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Tutorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tutorial. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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tutorial
1 of 2 adjective
tu·to·ri·al
t(y)ü-ˈtōr-ē-əl
-ˈtȯr-
: of or relating to a tutor or a tutorial
tutorial
2 of 2 noun
: a paper, book, film or computer program that gives practical information about a subject
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