SOCRATIC


Meaning of SOCRATIC in English

adj.

Pronunciation: s ə - ' kra-tik, s ō -

Function: adjective

Date: 1598

: of or relating to Socrates, his followers, or his philosophical method of systematic doubt and questioning of another to elicit a clear expression of a truth supposed to be implicitly known by all rational beings

– So · crat · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb

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