I. ˌprōpēˈd(y)üd.]ik, -üt], ]ēk noun
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Etymology: from Greek propaideuein to teach beforehand (from pro- pro- (I) + paideuein to rear a child, educate, teach, from paid-, pais child), after Greek paideuein : paideutikē education, from feminine of paideutikos of teaching, from paideutos (verbal of paideuein ) + -ikos -ic — more at few
: preparatory study or instruction : introduction
an essential propaedeutic to this more philosophical task will be accomplished by our analysis — Donald Walhout
II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: from Greek propaideuein to teach beforehand, after Greek paideuein to teach: paideutikos of teaching
: needed as preparation for learning or study : introductory to an art or science
logic is not philosophy; it is a propaedeutic discipline — Times Literary Supplement