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Maieutical

{

Ma-ieu′tic

(mā̍-ū′tĭk)
,

Ma-ieu′tic-al

(mā̍-ū′tĭ-kal)
, }
Adj.
[Gr.
μαιευτικός
, fr.
μαῖα
midwife.]
1.
Serving to assist childbirth.
Cudworth.
2.
[Fig.]
Aiding, or tending to, the definition and interpretation of thoughts or language.
Payne.

Definition 2024


maieutical

maieutical

English

Adjective

maieutical (comparative more maieutical, superlative most maieutical)

  1. (rare) Alternative form of maieutic