educational

adj.

1. Of or relating to education.
2. Serving to educate; instructive: an educational film.

educationally ed'u·ca'tion·al·ly adv.

adjective

Serving to educate or inform: edifying, educative, enlightening, illuminative, informative, instructional, instructive. See teach/learn.

IN BRIEF: Of or having to do with learning; that which teaches or gives information.

All sixth-grade students were shown an educational film in science class today.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: relating to the process of education
  Pertains to noun: education (meaning #3)

Meaning #2: providing knowledge

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