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Propaedeutic means (formal, of education) Preparatory or introductory..
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/ˌpɹoʊpiːˈdjuːtɪk/ · adjective
(formal, of education) 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; […]
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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Propaedeutic means (formal, of education) Preparatory or introductory..
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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.
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