propaedeutic

1. 1.

   a course that provides an introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally)

   Synonymspropaedeutics

   Broadercourse

1. 1.

   preceding and preparing for something

   “preparatory steps”

   Synonymspreparatorypreparative

   Similarpreceding

Other forms of propaedeutic

plural

propaedeutics·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about propaedeutic

What does propaedeutic mean?

propaedeutic means "a course that provides an introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in propaedeutic?

propaedeutic has 6 syllables: pro-pa-e-de-u-tic. The stress falls on "u".

What is another word for propaedeutic?

Close synonyms include propaedeutics, preparatory, preparative. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is propaedeutic a common word?

propaedeutic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.