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paideic

US/paɪˈdiːɪk/

paideic adjective: lacking the structured rules of formal games.

Adjective

paideic (comparative more paideic, superlative most paideic)

  1. Lacking the structured rules of formal games.

Forms of paideic

comparativemore paideic
superlativemost paideic

Origin of paideic

From paidia + -ic.

Questions about paideic

What does paideic mean?
Paideic means lacking the structured rules of formal games.
What part of speech is paideic?
Paideic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce paideic?
Paideic is pronounced /paɪˈdiːɪk/ (US).

Words near paideic in the dictionary

  1. paid-in
  2. paid-up
  3. paidakia
  4. paide
  5. paideia
  6. paideic
  7. paiderast
  8. paiderasty
  9. paidest
  10. paideutic
  11. paideutics

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