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propadeutic

propadeutic is the alternative 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 propadeutic

What is propadeutic the alternative spelling of?
Propadeutic is the alternative spelling of propaedeutic.

Words near propadeutic in the dictionary

  1. prop-jets
  2. prop.
  3. propa
  4. propacetamol
  5. propachlor
  6. propadeutic
  7. propadiene
  8. propadienes
  9. propadienyl
  10. propaedeutic
  11. propaedeutical

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