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Definition of tutorial noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tutorial

noun
 
/tjuːˈtɔːriəl/
 
/tuːˈtɔːriəl/
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  1. a period of teaching in a university that involves discussion between an individual student or a small group of students and a tutor
    • The total number of hours spent in lectures, tutorials and practicals varies according to the course of study.
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    • He gives one lecture and two tutorials a week.
    • a tutorial on the rise of the novel
    • Amy and I have tutorials together.
    • I need to prepare for my tutorial.
    • Students have to write an essay for each weekly tutorial.
    Topics Educationb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • group
    • individual
    verb + tutorial
    • have
    • prepare for
    • go to
    tutorial + noun
    • class
    • group
    preposition
    • at a/​the tutorial
    • during a/​the tutorial
    • in a/​the tutorial
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  2. a short book or computer program that gives information on a particular subject or explains how something is done
    • An online tutorial is provided.
    • Some sites offer step-by-step tutorials.
    Topics Computersc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • excellent
    • good
    • detailed
    verb + tutorial
    • include
    • offer
    • provide
    tutorial + verb
    • walk somebody through something
    preposition
    • tutorial on
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  3. Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin tutorius (from tueri ‘to watch, guard’) + -al.
See tutorial in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee tutorial in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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