propaedeutic

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/ˌpɹoʊpiːˈdjuːtɪk/

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/ˌpɹoʊpiːˈdjuːtɪk/ · /ˌpɹɑpəˈduːtik/

Definition of propaedeutic

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

(formal)Preparatory or introductory.

“On the other hand, the German university exhibits a system in which the university course is almost wholly special; the liberal and propædeutic studies are relegated to the grammar-school.”
“Students were not allowed to repeat the first propedeutic year more than once or to spend more than six years at universities; […]”

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adj

(formal)Preparatory or introductory.

“On the other hand, the German university exhibits a system in which the university course is almost wholly special; the liberal and propædeutic studies are relegated to the grammar-school.”
“Students were not allowed to repeat the first propedeutic year more than once or to spend more than six years at universities; […]”

noun

An introductory course of instruction.

“This chapter aims to be a propedeutic because there are many specific lines of argument that could, and should, be developed from the observation of the unique values-based and globalized-movement nature of co-operatives […]”

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From the Ancient Greek προπαιδεύω (propaideúō, “I give preparatory instruction”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + παιδεύω (paideúō, “I teach”).

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