What in the hell does 'propaedeutic' mean?

[Feathered Fish]

someone please enlighten me.

[Orsino]

1. Dictionary.com Is Your Friend

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=propaedeutic

adj.
Providing introductory instruction.

n.
Preparatory instruction.

[Feathered Fish]

3. Thanks

I checked some other online dictionaries unsuccessfully. Now I know where I should go.
Thanks again. :)

[clydefrand]

2. How's this? From dictionary.com

adj : preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps" n : a course that provides and introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally)

Are you a student?

[Feathered Fish]

4. Yep

There's been some confusion surrounding my prerequisites and there was some mention of a "propaedeutic rule". I searched and found nothing, hence the stressy OP. Thanks.

[Sporadicus]

5. You Can Also Google the Term

Near the top of the page, just to the right of where it shows 'Results 1-10 of xxx,' is a link: 'definitions.' It leads directly to dictionary.com. :hi:

On edit: Googling an unfamiliar word also returns a couple sentences of text from the webpages, and sometimes it shows the word in the context in which it's meant to be used.

[Feathered Fish]

6. I never noticed that

heh - I'm not always that observant. Thanks.