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maieutic

Syllabification: (ma·ieu·tic)
Pronunciation: /mäˈyo͞otik/
Definition of maieutic

adjective

  • of or denoting the Socratic mode of inquiry, which aims to bring a person’s latent ideas into clear consciousness.

noun

(maieutics) [treated as singular]
  • the maieutic method.

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Greek maieutikos, from maieuesthai 'act as a midwife', from maia 'midwife'

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