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Word: Maieutic
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from Greek maieutikos, from maieuesthai ‘act as a midwife’, from maia ‘midwife’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
meɪˈjuːtɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
of or denoting the Socratic mode of inquiry, which aims to bring a person's latent ideas into clear consciousness.
Short Definition:of Socratic mode of inquiry
Word: Maieutic
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
meɪˈjuːtɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the maieutic method.
Short Definition:maieutic method
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