Vocabulary lesson: Edutainment

 

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Definition:  Merriam-Webster

Headline:  The Real Time Report, 2/25/2024

The fusion of educational content with entertainment – known as ‘edutainment’ – is emerging as a strategy for enhancing audience engagement and retention. This content style leverages the allure of entertainment to heighten shareability, while simultaneously embedding educational value to enrich the audience’s experience.

According to Merriam-Webster, the first-known use of 'edutainment occurred in 1973.

Other coinages from the same year include:

1. closed-captioning
2. diskette
3. hard disk
4. inkjet
5. televangelist
6. video game
7. yoga pants

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