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pestalozzian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pestalozzian
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827), Swiss teacher, especially his system of elementary education incorporating manual training.

noun

An advocate or follower of Pestalozzi's system.

Etymology

From Italian Pestalozzi + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Pestalozzian (comparative) most Pestalozzian (superlative) Pestalozzians (plural)

Derived Forms

Pestalozzianism

Questions

What does pestalozzian mean?
Relating to Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827), Swiss teacher, especially his system of elementary education incorporating manual training.
Where does pestalozzian come from?
From Italian Pestalozzi + -an.

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