propaedeutic
/ˌpɹoʊpiːˈdjuːtɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "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 […]"
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek προπαιδεύω (propaideúō, “I give preparatory instruction”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + παιδεύω (paideúō, “I teach”).
Usage
Inflected Forms
more propaedeutic (comparative)
most propaedeutic (superlative)
propedeutic (alternative)
propadeutic (alternative)
propædeutic (alternative, obsolete)
propaedeutics (plural)