pedagogy

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈpɛdəgoʊdʒi/ UK /ˈpedəgɒdʒi/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
the method and practice of teaching

Her pedagogy emphasized inquiry over rote memorization.

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1 noun · the method and practice of... teaching instruction educationdidacticstutelage schooling

Word family

Derived forms pedagogicalpedagogically

Related forms pedagogue pedagogicpedagogics

Etymology

From Greek paidagogia ('education, training'), from paidagogos ('teacher of children'), from pais (child) + agogos ('leader'), from agein ('to lead').

paidagogia Ancient Greek pais Old French agein Ancient Greek

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# pedagogy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈpɛdəgoʊdʒi
**IPA (UK):** ˈpedəgɒdʒi

## Meanings
1. the method and practice of teaching

## Examples
- Her pedagogy emphasized inquiry over rote memorization.

## Synonyms
- teaching
- instruction
- education
- didactics
- tutelage
- schooling

## Derived Forms
- pedagogical
- pedagogically

## Related Forms
- pedagogue
- pedagogic
- pedagogics

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: paidagogia
- Root: pais
- Root: agein

## Etymology
From Greek paidagogia ('education, training'), from paidagogos ('teacher of children'), from pais (child) + agogos ('leader'), from agein ('to lead').

## AI Etymology
Pedagogy is from Greek paidagogia ('education, training'), from paidagogos ('teacher of children'), from pais (child) + agogos ('leader'), from agein ('to lead'). Important recorded forms include paidagogia (Ancient Greek), pais (Ancient Greek), and agein (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers the method and practice of teaching. The wider family includes derived forms such as pedagogical and pedagogically and related words such as pedagogue, pedagogic, and pedagogics.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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