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edutainment

/ˌedjuˈteɪnmənt/noun

उच्चारण एड्युटेन्मन्ट

एजुटेनमेंट (शिक्षा और मनोरंजन दोनों देने वाली सामग्री)

Core word

noun
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    [U]

    material such as games, videos or shows that is made to teach and to entertain at the same time

    एजुटेनमेंट (शिक्षा और मनोरंजन दोनों देने वाली सामग्री)

    • The cartoon series is edutainment for young children.
    • Radhika's brother learnt multiplication tables through an edutainment app.
    • Museums now use edutainment to attract school visitors.
    + 3 more examples
    • Quiz shows for children are a popular form of edutainment.
    • The museum uses edutainment to make history fun.
    • Good edutainment keeps children interested while they learn.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

edutainment (uncountable)

A blend of 'education' and 'entertainment'. It is uncountable and takes a singular verb.

यह 'education' और 'entertainment' का मिश्रण है। यह uncountable है और singular verb लेता है।

  • Edutainment is growing fast among young children.
  • The channel offers a lot of edutainment.

edutainment + noun

It works as a modifier for products and programmes.

यह उत्पादों और कार्यक्रमों के लिए modifier की तरह काम करता है।

  • The company makes edutainment apps for toddlers.
  • An edutainment show on science became very popular.

a form / piece / type of edutainment

Because it is uncountable, use a unit word to count it.

यह uncountable है, इसलिए गिनने के लिए unit word लगाया जाता है।

  • A quiz show is a form of edutainment.

edutainment as informal register

It is a modern, slightly informal word, better in media talk than in formal essays.

यह आधुनिक और थोड़ा अनौपचारिक शब्द है, जो औपचारिक निबंध से अधिक media की बातचीत में चलता है।

  • Teachers sometimes mix edutainment with serious lessons.

edutainment vs entertainment

Entertainment is for fun alone; edutainment must also teach something.

Entertainment केवल मज़े के लिए है; edutainment में कुछ सिखाना भी ज़रूरी है।

  • A cricket match is entertainment, but a cricket-maths quiz is edutainment.
+Collocations 5

adjective + edutainment

interactivedigitalchildren'spopularclever

  • Interactive edutainment helps children learn tables through games.

edutainment + noun

appshowchannelgamemarket

  • The edutainment market for children is worth millions.

verb + edutainment

offerproduceenjoypromoteuse

  • Many YouTube channels produce edutainment for school students.

edutainment + for + group

childrentoddlersteenagersfamilies

  • This channel provides edutainment for families.

adjective + edutainment

harmlessenjoyablelow-costeffective

  • Parents prefer harmless edutainment to violent games.
“More examples 6
  • Radhika learnt the planets through an edutainment video.

राधिका ने एक edutainment वीडियो से ग्रहों के बारे में सीखा।

  • Cartoon channels now mix lessons and fun to create edutainment.

कार्टून चैनल अब पाठ और मनोरंजन मिलाकर edutainment बनाते हैं।

  • Critics say that edutainment can make learning look too easy.

आलोचक कहते हैं कि edutainment सीखने को बहुत आसान दिखा सकता है।

  • The science park combines rides with edutainment about space.

विज्ञान पार्क में झूलों के साथ अंतरिक्ष के बारे में edutainment भी है।

  • Edutainment games have made grammar practice less boring.

Edutainment games ने grammar का अभ्यास कम उबाऊ बना दिया है।

  • The museum's edutainment corner lets children build a model volcano.

संग्रहालय के edutainment कोने में बच्चे ज्वालामुखी का मॉडल बना सकते हैं।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The edutainments are popular among children.

✓ Edutainment is popular among children.

Edutainment is uncountable and has no plural form.

'Edutainment' uncountable है और उसका plural रूप नहीं होता।

✗ Edutainment are used in many schools.

✓ Edutainment is used in many schools.

An uncountable noun takes a singular verb.

Uncountable noun के साथ singular verb आती है।

⌂Word origin and word building

From education and entertainment, joined together to make one word.

यह शब्द education और entertainment को जोड़कर बना है।