propaedia
/(ˌ)prəʊˈpiːdɪə/noun
An introductory volume first published as part of the 15th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica (1974) in which information is presented in the form of short outlines.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in The Daily Telegraph. From ancient Greek προπαιδεία propaideia.
- narrowboat
- narrowcast
- narrowcaster
- narrow cell
- narrow circumstances
- narrow cloth
- narrow-cut
- narrow dock
- narrow escape
- narrow-eyed
- narrow front
- narrow gauge
- narrow goods
- narrow-gutted
- narrow-hearted
- narrow-heartedness
- narrow house
- narrowish
- narrow-leaf
- narrow-leaved
- narrow-leaved dock
- narrow-leaved everlasting pea
- narrow-leaved plantain
- narrow-leaved vetch
- narrowly