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herbartian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
herbar-tian
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Johann Friedrich Herbart (1776–1841), German philosopher, psychologist, and founder of pedagogy as an academic discipline.

noun

A supporter of Herbart's ideas about education.

Etymology

From Herbart + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Herbartian (comparative) most Herbartian (superlative) Herbartians (plural)

Questions

What does herbartian mean?
Of or relating to Johann Friedrich Herbart (1776–1841), German philosopher, psychologist, and founder of pedagogy as an academic discipline.
Where does herbartian come from?
From Herbart + -ian.

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