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👨‍🏫 Led by a tutor 👥 A small class
preceptorial

preceptorial

9.9
A small class led by a tutor to discuss readings
  • noun
  • /prɪˈsɛptɔriəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : clase de preceptoría
  • The professor led a engaging preceptorial on modern literature for a small group of students.

Examples

  • That summer, Scott was doing the lyrics for the Triangle Show while Edmund struggled with the libretto, and the next fall, these two, with Bishop and Dell, were in the same preceptorial of Christian Gauss's French course.

    Academic text (1990)

  • When Edmund defined as "humane" an impulse to avoid telling a friend who wanted to contribute to the "Lit" that his manuscript was terrible, Gauss suggested the right word was "weak." In preceptorials, he usually confined himself to Socratic questioning.

    Academic text (1990)

  • For the preceptorial, read Congreve's The Way of the World.

    Academic text (1990)

  • During the preceptorial, the students had the opportunity to discuss their research in detail.

  • In his preceptorial, the teacher encouraged open debate and critical thinking among his students.

Synonyms

clinic
vspreceptorial
38 3.3

A short class where people get advice and training to improve a skill

is a small regular university session rather than remedial help
preteach
vspreceptorial
  • Jargon
5.6

A short lesson before the main lesson to teach key ideas

is a small university meeting not given before another lesson

How Small

tutorial
  • UK
25 4.0
preceptorial
  • Specialized
9.9
seminar
209 3.7
to lecture
65 3.8

Surface Forms

preceptorial singular
preceptorials plural

Morphology

preceptorial = preceptor (semi-transparent) = preceptor + ial

Formally formed from 'preceptor' + '-ial', but the noun sense 'a small instructional class led by a preceptor' is a specialized institutional extension that is not automatically inferable by all learners.

Etymology

Preceptorial as a noun comes from preceptor, meaning a teacher, with the same old Latin parts prae- 'before' and capere 'to take' that gave the idea of giving instruction. So, a preceptorial is a small class or meeting led by a teacher for close, personal help.