ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Propaedeutic

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˌpɹoʊpiːˈdjuːtɪk/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Propaedeutic is an adjective meaning (formal, of education) Preparatory or introductory.

Meaning

(formal, of education) Preparatory or introductory.

More Meanings

  1. An introductory course of instruction.

Example Sentences

Students were not allowed to repeat the first propedeutic year more than once or to spend more than six years at universities; […]
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.
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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Related dictionary entries include propaedeutical, propadeutic, preparative, prefatory, prolegomenary, preliminary.

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