edutainment
noun
ed·u·tain·ment
ˌe-jə-ˈtān-mənt 
ˌe-dyü-
: entertainment (as by games, films, or shows) that is designed to be educational
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Some edutainment movies might not hold the same value as taking your kid to the museum, for instance.
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Fiona Tapp, Parents, 3 Feb. 2025
Starting with Backyard Baseball (1997), the now-defunct Humongous Entertainment brought its successful edutainment philosophy — the same one behind their award-winning Putt-Putt!, Freddi Fish, and Pajama Sam tiles — and applied it to sports.
—Jake Lang, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
Mix It Up: Combine edutainment with teaching traditional methods or homework that is assigned at school.
—Fiona Tapp, Parents, 3 Feb. 2025
Better to rest up for the edutainment activities or a day at the amusement park.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
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Fiona Tapp, Parents, 3 Feb. 2025
Starting with Backyard Baseball (1997), the now-defunct Humongous Entertainment brought its successful edutainment philosophy — the same one behind their award-winning Putt-Putt!, Freddi Fish, and Pajama Sam tiles — and applied it to sports.
—Jake Lang, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
Mix It Up: Combine edutainment with teaching traditional methods or homework that is assigned at school.
—Fiona Tapp, Parents, 3 Feb. 2025
Better to rest up for the edutainment activities or a day at the amusement park.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for edutainment
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“Edutainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edutainment. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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