MAIEUTIC


Meaning of MAIEUTIC in English

[ meɪ'ju:tɪk ]

■ adjective of or denoting the Socratic mode of enquiry, which aims to bring a person's latent ideas into clear consciousness.

■ noun ( ~s ) [treated as sing. ] the ~ method.

Origin

C17: from Gk maieutikos , from maieuesthai 'act as a midwife', from maia 'midwife'.

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