pedagogical

Also ped·a·gog·ic

[ped-uh-goj-i-kuhl, -goh-ji-kuhl]

adjective

1. of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.

Other Word Forms

• pedagogically adverb
• nonpedagogic adjective
• nonpedagogical adjective
• nonpedagogically adverb
• unpedagogic adjective
• unpedagogically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of pedagogical¹

First recorded in 1595–1605, pedagogical is from the Greek word paidagōgikós of a child's tutor. See pedagogue, -ical

Example Sentences

As Pierre Bourdieu warned, some of the most powerful forms of domination are symbolic and pedagogical.

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The Democratic National Convention was a type of pedagogical event.

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Many pedagogical and scientific sources suggest that the highest pitches reached in classical singing can only be produced with a so-called "whistle" voice register, in analogy to ultrasonic vocalizations of mice and rats.

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Not that “All of Me” is intended as pedagogical, but he does think it could help.

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“It’s really amazing to see my art and pedagogical practice come together outside of myself — in the form of a curved metal building plopped in the Mojave Desert,” Schwegler said.

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Related Words

• didactic