'Maieutic' definitions:
Definition of 'Maieutic'
From: GCIDE
- 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]