propaedeutic
- noun
- /ˌproʊpəˈduːtɪk/
- Formal
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propaedeutica
- As a second example, my mother-in-law gave us her 1912 anthology called The Junior Classics, which was a propaedeutic for the Harvard Classics.
Examples
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Many students found the introductory workshop to be a valuable propaedeutic for their upcoming studies in biology.
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Because Rahner comes in at the end of a long philosophical and biblical history of "heart talk," understanding his difficult and only partially explicit contribution to that conversation requires the following brief propaedeutic.
Academic text (1992) -
However, it may be a propaedeutic for something big.
Blog text (24) -
As a result, it served both as a worthy propaedeutic for the first generation leaders destined to work with the JES and the Young Israel, as well as a foil, even more than the shtibl, against which post-1900 workers contrasted their efforts.
Academic text (1990) -
Propaedeutic to this, both thinkers examined which affective basis better suited a sound ethics—that which underlies pessimism or optimism.
Academic text (1991) -
The course included a propaedeutic section that prepared students for advanced mathematics.
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Before diving into complex topics, the professor offered a propaedeutic guide to the basics of philosophy.
Synonyms
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A series of lessons about a particular subject
A first course that gives basic ideas for later study in a subject
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Propaedeutic comes from the Greek parts pro- 'before' and paideuein 'to teach', the same idea you see in pedagogy ('the art of teaching'). So a propaedeutic course is 'teaching before', an introductory class that prepares students for later study.