protreptic
UK/pɹəʊˈtɹɛptɪk/US/pɹoʊˈtɹɛptɪk/
protreptic adjective: serving to instruct; didactic.
Adjective
protreptic (comparative more protreptic, superlative most protreptic)
- Serving to instruct; didactic.
- A protreptic discourse for beginners, no matter what the stage of Plato's development when he wrote it, would contain much elementary matter and would certainly not reveal his most profound thought.1930, Dorothy Tarrant, “The Hippias Major Attributed to Plato (Book Review)”, in The Classical Journal, volume 25
- Synonyms:
- protreptical
Noun
protreptic (plural protreptics)
- A didactic speech, book, etc.
protreptic meaning in Bengali
protreptic in Bengali
- শিক্ষা প্রদানকারী, উপদেশমূলক, একটি উপদেশমূলক বক্তৃতা, বই, ইত্যাদি
Synonyms of protreptic
Forms of protreptic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more protreptic |
| superlative | most protreptic |
| Noun | |
| plural | protreptics |
Origin of protreptic
Borrowed from Ancient Greek προτρεπτικός (protreptikós, “hortatory”), from προτρέπω (protrépō, “to urge on”).
Questions about protreptic
- What does protreptic mean?
- Protreptic means serving to instruct; didactic.
- What is protreptic in Bengali?
- Protreptic in Bengali is শিক্ষা প্রদানকারী, উপদেশমূলক, একটি উপদেশমূলক বক্তৃতা. See Protreptic meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is protreptic?
- Protreptic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce protreptic?
- Protreptic is pronounced /pɹəʊˈtɹɛptɪk/ (UK).
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