Hypertext Webster Gateway: "propaedeutic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Propaedeutic \Pro`p[ae]*deu"tic\, Propaedeutical
\Pro`p[ae]*deu"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ? to teach beforehand; ? before
+ ? to bring up a child, to educate, teach, fr. ?, ?, a
child.]
Of, pertaining to, or conveying, preliminary instruction;
introductory to any art or science; instructing beforehand.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
propaedeutic
adj : preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps"
[syn: {preparatory}, {preparative}]
n : a course that provides and introduction to an art or science
(or to more advanced study generally) [syn: {propaedeutics}]
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