protreptic

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek προτρεπτικός (protreptikós, “hortatory”), from προτρέπω (protrépō, “to urge on”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /pɹəʊˈtɹɛptɪk/ (General American) IPA(key): /pɹoʊˈtɹɛptɪk/ === Adjective === protreptic (comparative more protreptic, superlative most protreptic) Serving to instruct; didactic. ==== Synonyms ==== protreptical === Noun === protreptic (plural protreptics) A didactic speech, book, etc.