maieutical

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A form of maieutic — Of or related to the Socratic method.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English maieutic →
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Meanings

adjectivemaieutical (comparative more maieutical, superlative most maieutical)

comparative more maieutical · superlative most maieutical

  1. alternativerareAlternative form of maieutic.

Origin

  1. Englishmaieutic
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishmaieutical

From maieutic + -al.

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APA

maieutical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maieutical

MLA

“maieutical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maieutical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maieutical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maieutical.

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