propaedian.

Brit.

/(ˌ)prəʊˈpiːdɪə/, U.S.

/ˌproʊˈpidiə/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek προπαιδεία.

Etymology: < ancient Greek προπαιδεία propaideia n. Compare macropaedia n., micropaedia n., and earlier encyclopaedia n.

An introductory volume first published as part of the 15th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1974) in which information is presented in the form of short outlines. Cf. macropaedia n., micropaedia n.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > book > kind of book > reference book > [noun] > encyclopaedia > parts of, spec.

macropaedia1974

micropaedia1974

propaedia1974

1974 Daily Tel. 12 Jan. 3/5 Consisting of 30 volumes, it will consist of what are described as a propaedia, a micropaedia and a macropaedia.

1974 Times 12 Jan. 12/1 The first volume, propaedia, will be introductory, setting forth a classification of all knowledge into 10 parts, each with a long essay.

1983 Money (Nexis) Oct. 209 The Propaedia, a one-volume outline of the Macropaedia.

2005 Sunday Star Times (Nexis) 27 Feb. First, there's an indigestible volume called the propaedia that's full of tables and charts and supposedly provides an ‘outline of knowledge’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	propaedia
释义	propaedian. Brit. /(ˌ)prəʊˈpiːdɪə/, U.S. /ˌproʊˈpidiə/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek προπαιδεία. Etymology: < ancient Greek προπαιδεία propaideia n. Compare macropaedia n., micropaedia n., and earlier encyclopaedia n. An introductory volume first published as part of the 15th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1974) in which information is presented in the form of short outlines. Cf. macropaedia n., micropaedia n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > kind of book > reference book > [noun] > encyclopaedia > parts of, spec. macropaedia1974 micropaedia1974 propaedia1974 1974 Daily Tel. 12 Jan. 3/5 Consisting of 30 volumes, it will consist of what are described as a propaedia, a micropaedia and a macropaedia. 1974 Times 12 Jan. 12/1 The first volume, propaedia, will be introductory, setting forth a classification of all knowledge into 10 parts, each with a long essay. 1983 Money (Nexis) Oct. 209 The Propaedia, a one-volume outline of the Macropaedia. 2005 Sunday Star Times (Nexis) 27 Feb. First, there's an indigestible volume called the propaedia that's full of tables and charts and supposedly provides an ‘outline of knowledge’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1974
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