edutainment
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Blend of education + entertainment.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɛd͡ʒ.ʊˈteɪn.mənt/, /ˌɛd.jʊˈteɪn.mənt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˌɛd͡ʒ.əˈteɪn.mənt/, /ˌɛd͡ʒ.ʊˈteɪn.mənt/
- Rhymes: -eɪnmənt
- Hyphenation: e‧du‧tain‧ment
Noun[edit]
edutainment (countable and uncountable, plural edutainments)
- A form of programming (cinematic, television, live action, games or any material) that provides both education and entertainment.
- 1984 September 3, Alexander Besher, “Inside HES”, in InfoWorld, volume 6, number 6, InfoWorld Media Group, →ISSN, page 49:
- In the three years since its beginning, the firm has managed to achieve lift-off into what is essentially the first mass market for vertical software in “edutainment,” software designed to be both educational and entertaining.
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Further reading[edit]
- educational entertainment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia