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Froebel
Froe·bel
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ˈfrœ
bəl
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noun
Frie·drich
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drɪx
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1782–1852,
German educational reformer: founder of the kindergarten system.
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Froe·bel·i·an
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li
ən
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-ˈbil
yən
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adjective
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Froebel
or
Fröbel
(
German
ˈfrøːbəl)
—
n
1.
Friedrich
(
Wilhelm August
) (ˈfriːdrɪç). 1782-- 1852, German educator: founded the first kindergarten (1840)
—
adj
2.
of, denoting, or relating to a system of kindergarten education developed by him or to the training and qualification of teachers to use this system
Fröbel
or
Fröbel
—
n
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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