MAIEUTIC


Meaning of MAIEUTIC in English

adj.

Pronunciation: m ā - ' yü-tik, m ī -

Function: adjective

Etymology: Greek maieutikos of midwifery

Date: 1655

: relating to or resembling the Socratic method of eliciting new ideas from another

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