English Explanatory Dictionary

maieutic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or related to the Socratic method.
  2. Obstetric: of or related to childbirth.
noun
  1. Midwifery.

Pronunciation

/meɪˈjuːtɪk/

Word forms

maieutic more maieutic most maieutic maieutical

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.

Related words

maieutics
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