2. [Fig.] Aiding, or tending to, the definition and interpretation of thoughts or language. --Payne. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
maieutical — adjective a) Aiding, or tending to, the definition and interpretation of thoughts or language. b) Serving to assist childbirth … Wiktionary
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Obstetricious — Ob ste*tri cious, a. [See {Obstetric}.] Serving to assist childbirth; obstetric; hence, facilitating any bringing forth or deliverance. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Yet is all human teaching but maieutical, or obstetricious. Cudworth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maieutically — adverb In a maieutical manner … Wiktionary
maieutic — adjective maieutical … Wiktionary
