didactic purpose

collocation in English

meaningsofdidacticandpurpose

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didactic
adjective
uk
/daɪˈdæk.tɪk/us
/daɪˈdæk.t̬ɪk/
mainlydisapproving
intended to teach, especially in a way that is too determined or eager, and often fixed and unwilling ...
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purpose
noun
uk
/ˈpɜː.pəs/us
/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition ofdidacticandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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But such a tactic would presume a moredidacticpurposethan is apparently intended here.
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Then again, the episodes he chooses to tell in his autobiography may be selected with such adidacticpurposein mind.
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Giovio frequently referred to his project as a "templum virtutis", or temple of virtue, as a reflection of itsdidacticpurpose.
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It is different from an anthology because of itsdidacticpurpose.
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Realistic religious painting, sometimes entire series of related works, served itsdidacticpurpose.
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As such, the reader may find it interesting and perhaps useful for didactic purposes.
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The text highlights the piece's didactic purposes by addressing the audience.
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It outlines present practice, and while it can be used for purely didactic purposes, it can also be employed in composing real music.
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Some of these works were versified for didactic purposes.
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Historians would also invent and compose speeches for didactic purposes.
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Both sets have didactic purposes.
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