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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ma•ieu•tic (mā yo̅o̅′tik),USA pronunciation adj. - of or pertaining to the method used by Socrates of eliciting knowledge in the mind of a person by interrogation and insistence on close and logical reasoning.
- Greek maieutikós of, pertaining to midwifery, equivalent. to maieú(esthai) to serve as a midwife (akin to maîa midwife) + -tikos -tic
- 1645–55
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