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pedagogy
ped·a·go·gy [ péddə gòjjee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
teaching: the science or profession of teaching
[Mid-16th century. Via French< Greek paidagōgia "duties of a slave who leads a child to school" < paidagōgos (see pedagogue)]

ped·a·gog·ic [ pèddə gójjik ] adjective
ped·a·gog·i·cal [ pèddə gójjik'l ] adjective
ped·a·gog·i·cal·ly [ pèddə gójjikəlee ] adverb
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