Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of learning through a medium that both educates and entertains.
- noun Any of various media, such as computer software, that educate and entertain.
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- noun A form of
programming (cinematic ,television ,live action , andgames , especiallycomputer games ) that provides both education and entertainment.
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- noun entertainment that is intended to be educational
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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We call it 'edutainment' - you educate as you entertain.
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We call it 'edutainment' - you educate as you entertain.
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This concept is commonly referred to as edutainment today.
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This concept is commonly referred to as edutainment today.
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It is the word-play of the great Graham Greene that gave us "edutainment" -- that is how the master referred to certain of his works.
Andrew Loog Oldham: Mods & Rockers Festival: Mocking The Rockers 2008
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Entertainment: Microsoft is trying hard in the fast-growing category that software developers call edutainment, a combination of education and entertainment.
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It navigates between the shoals of entertainment and education with the so-called edutainment strategy.
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Hard to believe the Republican fear machine needs any more help fomenting anger in the ill-informed and weak minded, but I suppose an unlimited flow of corporate "edutainment" might help them regain power after the unmitigated disaster that was the Bush administration.
High court hears 'Hillary: The Movie!' campaign finance case 2009
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I founded a small math "edutainment" firm dedicated to encouraging math achievement in disadvantaged communities, and generally enjoyed life from thereon.
Iris Mack: Bob Rubin Just Wants to Be Cuddled Iris Mack 2010
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Nor are we the lower grade but wildly abundant "edutainment" web sites that share the same instructional value as a Hershey's Kiss.
Dr. Barbara Kurshan: What Chocolate Can Teach Us about Curriculum 2009
john commented on the word edutainment
What's the word for something that's totally boring, yet teaches you nothing?
February 19, 2010
bilby commented on the word edutainment
Gridiron?
February 19, 2010
demonika commented on the word edutainment
I first heard this word on Arthur the Aardvark
March 23, 2010