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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROPAEDEUTIC; PROPAEDEUTICAL

Pro `pæ *deu "tic, Pro `pæ *deu "tic *al, a. Etym: [Gr.

 

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or conveying, preliminary instruction; introductory to any art or science; instructing beforehand.

 

PROPAEDEUTICS

PROPAEDEUTICS Pro `pæ *deu "tics, n.

 

Defn: The preliminary learning connected with any art or science; preparatory instruction.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

propaedeutic

pro pae deu tic |ˌprōpiˈd (y )o͞otik ˌproʊpiˈdjudɪk | formal ▶adjective (of an area of study ) serving as a preliminary instruction or as an introduction to further study. ▶noun an introduction to a subject or area of study. DERIVATIVES pro pae deu ti cal adjective ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from pro- 2 ‘before ’ + Greek paideutikos ‘of or for teaching, ’ suggested by Greek propaideuein ‘teach beforehand. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

propaedeutic

propaedeutic |ˌprəʊpɪˈdjuːtɪk | formal ▶adjective (of an area of study ) serving as a preliminary instruction or as an introduction to further study. ▶noun an introduction to a subject or area of study. DERIVATIVES propaedeutical adjective ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from pro- 2 ‘before ’ + Greek paideutikos ‘of or for teaching ’, suggested by Greek propaideuein ‘teach beforehand ’.