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propædeutic

propædeutic is the obsolete spelling of propaedeutic.

Meaning of propaedeutic

Adjective

propaedeutic (comparative more propaedeutic, superlative most propaedeutic)

  1. (formal) Preparatory or introductory.
    • On the other hand, the German university exhibits a system in which the university course is almost wholly special; the liberal and propædeutic studies are relegated to the grammar-school.1868, Mark Pattison, Suggestions on Academical Organisation with Especial Reference to Oxford, section VI: “Of the Studies Preliminary to the Degree”, § 4: ‘Liberal Studies (Arts) and Special Studies...

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Questions about propædeutic

What is propædeutic the obsolete spelling of?
Propædeutic is the obsolete spelling of propaedeutic.

Words near propædeutic in the dictionary

  1. propynyl
  2. propynyls
  3. propyperone
  4. propyphenazone
  5. propyzamide
  6. propædeutic
  7. proquazone
  8. proquinazid
  9. proquinolate
  10. proracing
  11. proracist

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