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protreptic definition

pro·trep·tic (prō trep′tik)

adjective

intended as instructional; didactic

noun

a book, speech, etc. that is protreptic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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