maieutics

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/meɪˈjuːtɪks/

noun

Synonym of Socratic method.

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Socratic method
OriginAncient Greek μαιευτικός →
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Meanings

nounmaieutics (uncountable)
  1. uncommonuncountableSynonym of Socratic method.

    Synonyms: Socratic method

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Socratic method.

Similar
Socratic method
Also see
socratic method

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμαιευτικός“obstetric”
  2. Englishmaieutics

From Ancient Greek μαιευτικός (maieutikós, “obstetric”), from a passage in Plato's Theaetetus where Socrates compares his procedure to that of a midwife.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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