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maieutic definition

mai·eu·tic (mā yo̵̅o̅t′ik)

adjective

designating or of the Socratic method of helping a person to bring forth and become aware of latent ideas or memories

Etymology: Gr maieutikos < maia, midwife, orig., mother: see Maia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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