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maieutic
CIDE DICTIONARY
maieutic, a. [Gr. maieytiko`s, fr. mai^a midwife.].
- Serving to assist childbirth. Cudworth. [1913 Webster]
- Aiding, or tending to, the definition and interpretation of thoughts or language. Payne. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
maieutic, adj. (of the Socratic mode of enquiry) serving to bring a person's latent ideas into clear consciousness.
Etymology
Gk maieutikos f. maieuomai act as a midwife f. maia midwife
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