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Pestalozzian

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

Adjective

Pestalozzian (comparative more Pestalozzian, superlative most Pestalozzian)

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

Noun

Pestalozzian (plural Pestalozzians)

  1. An advocate or follower of Pestalozzi's system.

Forms of Pestalozzian

Adjective
comparativemore Pestalozzian
superlativemost Pestalozzian
Noun
pluralPestalozzians

Origin of Pestalozzian

From Italian Pestalozzi + -an.

Words formed from Pestalozzian

Questions about Pestalozzian

What does Pestalozzian mean?
Pestalozzian means relating to Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827), Swiss teacher, especially his system of elementary education incorporating manual training.
What part of speech is Pestalozzian?
Pestalozzian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Pestalozzian in the dictionary

  1. Pesta
  2. pestaloid
  3. pestalotioid
  4. pestalotiollide
  5. pestalotiollides
  6. Pestalozzian
  7. Pestalozzianism
  8. Pestalozzians
  9. pestamal
  10. pestamals
  11. Pestana

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