First Known Use: 1655
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maieutic
adjective ma·ieu·tic \mā-ˈyü-tik, mī-\
Definition of MAIEUTIC
: relating to or resembling the Socratic method of eliciting new ideas from another
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Origin of MAIEUTIC
Greek maieutikos of midwifery
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