Maieutic

//meɪˈjuːtɪk// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Midwifery. uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or related to the Socratic method.
  2. 2
    Obstetric: of or related to childbirth. uncommon

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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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obstetric of or related to childbirthof or related to socratic method

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