didact

di·dact

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dahy-dakt]
- /ˈdaɪ dækt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dahy-dakt]
- /ˈdaɪ dækt/

Definitions of didact word

noun didact a person who is didactic 3
noun didact a person who produces didactic literature or other work 3
noun didact a didactic person 3
noun didact a didactic person; one overinclined to instruct others. 1
noun didact A didactic person. 1
noun didact a person gifted, trained, or intending to instruct. 0

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Origin of didact

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

1950-55; probably back formation from didactic; cf. autodidact

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Parts of speech for Didact

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Didact

didact popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

didact usage trend in Literature

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