Found 1 items, similar to Maieutic.
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Maieutic
Maieutic
\Ma*ieu"tic\ (m[asl]*[=u]"t[i^]k), Maieutical
\Ma*ieu"tic*al\ (m[asl]*[=u]"t[i^]*kal), 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]