propaedeutic

== English == === Alternative forms === propedeutic, propadeutic propædeutic (obsolete) === Etymology === From the Ancient Greek προπαιδεύω (propaideúō, “I give preparatory instruction”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + παιδεύω (paideúō, “I teach”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌpɹoʊpiːˈdjuːtɪk/, /ˌpɹɑpəˈduːtik/ === Adjective === propaedeutic (comparative more propaedeutic, superlative most propaedeutic) (formal, of education) Preparatory or introductory. 1868, Mark Pattison, Suggestions on Academical Organisation with Especial Reference to Oxford, section VI: “Of the Studies Preliminary to the Degree”, § 4: ‘Liberal Studies (Arts) and Special Studies (Science)’, pages 261–262: 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === propaedeutic (plural propaedeutics) An introductory course of instruction. ==== Translations ====