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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Maieutics

n. The art of giving birth (i. e., clearness and conviction) to ideas, which are conceived as struggling for birth. Payne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Maieutical

{ } a. [ Gr. maieytiko`s, fr. mai^a midwife. ] 1. Serving to assist childbirth. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ Fig. ] Aiding, or tending to, the definition and interpretation of thoughts or language. Payne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Variants: Maieutic
maieutic method

n. A method of teaching by question and answer; it was used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students; -- called also the Socratic method [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary
産婆術[さんばじゅつ, sanbajutsu] (n) maieutics [Add to Longdo]

Thai-English-French: Volubilis Dictionary 1.0
หมอตำแย[mø tamyaē] (n) EN: midwife  FR: sage-femme [ f ] ; accoucheuse [ f ] ; médecdin accoucheur [ m ] ; accoucheur [ m ] ; maïeuticien [ m ]

WordNet (3.0)
socratic method(n) a method of teaching by question and answer; used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students, Syn. maieutic method

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Maieutical

{ } a. [ Gr. maieytiko`s, fr. mai^a midwife. ] 1. Serving to assist childbirth. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ Fig. ] Aiding, or tending to, the definition and interpretation of thoughts or language. Payne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Variants: Maieutic
maieutic method

n. A method of teaching by question and answer; it was used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students; -- called also the Socratic method [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Maieutics

n. The art of giving birth (i. e., clearness and conviction) to ideas, which are conceived as struggling for birth. Payne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary
産婆術[さんばじゅつ, sanbajutsu] (n) maieutics [Add to Longdo]

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