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   propaedeutic

   /ˌprəʊpiːˈdjuːtɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. (of an area of study) serving as a preliminary instruction or as an introduction to further study.

   noun

   • 1. an introduction to a subject or area of study.

   Word Origin late 18th century: from pro-2 ‘before’ + Greek paideutikos ‘of or for teaching’, suggested by Greek propaideuein ‘teach beforehand’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. propaedeutical adjective

   Scrabble Points: 19

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • P

     3

   • A

     1

   • E

     1

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • U

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

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