PROPAEDEUTIC


Meaning of PROPAEDEUTIC in English

adj. & n.

--adj. serving as an introduction to higher study; introductory.

--n. (esp. in pl.) preliminary learning; a propaedeutic subject, study, etc.

Derivatives:

propaedeutical adj.

Etymology: PRO-(2) + Gk paideutikos of teaching, after Gk propaideuo teach beforehand

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.