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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μαιευτικός (maieutikós, “obstetric”), from a passage in Plato's Theaetetus where Socrates compares his procedure to that of a midwife.
Pronunciation
Noun
maieutics (uncountable)
- (uncommon) Synonym of Socratic method
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