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defectology

defectology noun: the training of teachers of handicapped children.

Noun

defectology (uncountable)

  1. The training of teachers of handicapped children.
    • Training in orthopedagogics started as a global course without division into types of handicaps while training in defectology started with profound study of auditive handicapped children and was influenced greatly by a German system of special education with profound specialization according to a...2000, Jan de Groof, A New Framework of Special Education in the Russian Federation

defectology meaning in Tamil

defectology in Tamil

குறைபாட்டியல், தவறு ஆய்வியல்

Origin of defectology

From defect + -ology.

Words formed from defectology

Questions about defectology

What does defectology mean?
Defectology means the training of teachers of handicapped children.
What is defectology in Tamil?
Defectology in Tamil is குறைபாட்டியல், தவறு ஆய்வியல். See Defectology meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is defectology?
Defectology is a noun.

Words near defectology in the dictionary

  1. defectless
  2. defectlessness
  3. defectological
  4. defectologist
  5. defectologists
  6. defectology
  7. defector
  8. defector-in-place
  9. defectors
  10. defectors-in-place
  11. defectoscope

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