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propedeuse

propedeuse noun: a diploma obtained after completion of a first year's (preparatory) study at some European universities.

Noun

propedeuse (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) A diploma obtained after completion of a first year's (preparatory) study at some European universities.

Origin of propedeuse

From Ancient Greek προπαίδευσις (propaídeusis), from προπαιδεύω (propaideúō, “I give preparatory instruction”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + παιδεύω (paideúō, “I teach”).

Questions about propedeuse

What does propedeuse mean?
Propedeuse means a diploma obtained after completion of a first year's (preparatory) study at some European universities.
What part of speech is propedeuse?
Propedeuse is a noun.

Words near propedeuse in the dictionary

  1. propcos
  2. propeace
  3. propeamussiid
  4. propeamussiids
  5. proped
  6. propedeuse
  7. propedeutic
  8. propedia
  9. propedias
  10. propeds
  11. propel

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