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lie-to-children

lie-to-children noun: a simplified and often technically incorrect explanation of a complex subject, used as a teaching method.

Noun

lie-to-children (plural lies-to-children)

  1. A simplified and often technically incorrect explanation of a complex subject, used as a teaching method.

Forms of lie-to-children

plurallies-to-children

Questions about lie-to-children

What does lie-to-children mean?
Lie-to-children means a simplified and often technically incorrect explanation of a complex subject, used as a teaching method.
What part of speech is lie-to-children?
Lie-to-children is a noun.
What is the plural of lie-to-children?
The plural of lie-to-children is lies-to-children.

Words near lie-to-children in the dictionary

  1. lie-downs
  2. lie-in
  3. lie-ins
  4. lie-over
  5. lie-overs
  6. lie-to-children
  7. Lieb
  8. liebauite
  9. Liebel
  10. Liebels
  11. Liebelt

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