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PROPAEDEUTICS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does propaedeutics mean?
• PROPAEDEUTICS (noun)
The noun PROPAEDEUTICS has 1 sense:
1. a course that provides an introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally)
Familiarity information: PROPAEDEUTICS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A course that provides an introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
propaedeutic; propaedeutics
Hypernyms ("propaedeutics" is a kind of...):
class; course; course of instruction; course of study (education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings)
Derivation:
propaedeutic (preceding and preparing for something)
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