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Definition of pedagogy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pedagogy

noun
 
/ˈpedəɡɒdʒi/
 
/ˈpedəɡɑːdʒi/
[uncountable] (specialist)
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  1. the study of teaching methods
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French pédagogie, from Greek paidagōgia ‘office of a pedagogue’, from paidagōgos, denoting a slave who accompanied a child to school (from pais, paid- ‘boy’ + agōgos ‘guide’).
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