An introductory volume first published as part of the 15th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica (1974) in which information is presented in the form of short outlines.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in The Daily Telegraph. From ancient Greek προπαιδείαpropaideia.
Definition of propaedia in US English:
propaedia
noun(ˌ)prəʊˈpiːdɪə
An introductory volume first published as part of the 15th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica (1974) in which information is presented in the form of short outlines.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in The Daily Telegraph. From ancient Greek προπαιδεία propaideia.