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Antonyms for pedagogery


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ped-uh-gog, -gawg
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛd əˌgɒg, -ˌgɔg



Definition of pedagogery

Origin :
  • late 14c., "schoolmaster, teacher," from Old French pedagoge "teacher of children" (14c.), from Latin paedagogus, from Greek paidagogos "slave who escorts boys to school and generally supervises them," later "a teacher," from pais (genitive paidos) "child" (see pedo-) + agogos "leader," from agein "to lead" (see act (n.)). Hostile implications in the word are at least from the time of Pepys (1650s). Related: Pedagogal.
  • As in pedantry : noun sophistry

Synonyms for pedagogery

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