maieutic
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/meɪˈjuːtɪk/
Definition of maieutic
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- Of or related to the Socratic method.
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adj
- Of or related to the Socratic method.
- (uncommon)Obstetric: of or related to childbirth.
noun
- (uncountable)Midwifery.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek μαιευτικός (maieutikós, “obstetric”). The rhetorical sense comes from a passage in Plato's Theaetetus where Socrates likens his procedure to that of a midwife.
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