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pedagogue
What does pedagogue mean?
pedagogue (noun): someone who educates young people.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use pedagogue in a sentence?
- A pedagogue teaches children. (Tatoeba sentence #12386900 by Miktsoanit, CC BY 2.0 FR)
Where does pedagogue come from?
From Middle English pedagoge, from Middle French pedagogue.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of pedagogue?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “pedagogue” mean?
someone who educates young people
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a state of wild activity or panic
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showing your contempt by derision
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something causing misery or death
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Which word is closest in meaning to “pedagogue”?
folklore
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elegance
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educator
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defiance
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