Montessori
[ mon-tuh-sawr-ee, -sohr-ee; Italian mawn-tes-saw-ree ]
/ ˌmɒn təˈsɔr i, -ˈsoʊr i; Italian ˌmɔn tɛsˈsɔ ri /
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Ma·ri·a [muh-ree-uh; Italian mah-ree-ah], /məˈri ə; Italian mɑˈri ɑ/, 1870–1952, Italian educator.
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Montessori
/ (ˌmɒntɪˈsɔːrɪ, Italian montesˈsɔːri) /
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Maria (maˈriːa). 1870–1952, Italian educational reformer, who evolved the Montessori method of teaching children
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