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Noun: Montessori  ,món-ti'so-ree
  1. Italian educator who developed a method of teaching mentally handicapped children and advocated a child-centred approach (1870-1952)
    - Maria Montessori, Maria Montesorri

Type of: educator, pedagog [US], pedagogue

Encyclopedia: Montessori, Maria