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| camp1 |
a place or program that provides recreational or instructional activities, and often overnight accommodations in a rustic setting, for children when they are on vacation from school. [1/9 definitions] |
| day camp |
a place or program that offers recreational or instructional activities during the daytime for children who are on vacation from school. |
| institute |
a brief instructional program for a specific group or in a specific area of study. [1/5 definitions] |
| lecture |
a formal instructional talk given in front of an audience. [1/4 definitions] |
| noninstructional |
combined form of instructional. |
| visual |
of or concerning the use of pictorial or graphic display for instructional purposes. [1/5 definitions] |
| visual aids |
instructional materials, such as films, slides, and models, that involve chiefly the sense of sight and are used in teaching, lecturing, or the like. |
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