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didacticism

didacticism noun: an artistic philosophy that emphasises instructional and informative qualities over mere entertainment.

Noun

didacticism (countable and uncountable, plural didacticisms)

  1. (uncountable) An artistic philosophy that emphasises instructional and informative qualities over mere entertainment.
  2. (countable) A work, statement, etc. of this kind.

Forms of didacticism

pluraldidacticisms

Origin of didacticism

From didactic + -ism.

Words formed from didacticism

Questions about didacticism

What does didacticism mean?
Didacticism means an artistic philosophy that emphasises instructional and informative qualities over mere entertainment.
What part of speech is didacticism?
Didacticism is a noun.
What is the plural of didacticism?
The plural of didacticism is didacticisms.

Words near didacticism in the dictionary

  1. didactic
  2. didactical
  3. didactically
  4. didactician
  5. didacticians
  6. didacticism
  7. didacticisms
  8. didacticist
  9. didacticists
  10. didacticity
  11. didacticization

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