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Definition of "pedagogic" [ped•a•gog•ic]

  • Of, relating to, or characteristic of pedagogy. (adjective)
  • Characterized by pedantic formality: a haughty, pedagogic manner. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "pedagogic" in a sentence
  • "Staffordshire University: Involving learners in pedagogic research with Second Life"
  • "We developed primary education teacher's training schools, now called pedagogic schools, in every province of the country."
  • "I have not led a life that might be called pedagogic, because it is fitted to serve as a model, nor a life that might be called anti-pedagogic, because it would serve as a warning."