Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
maieutic .
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- adjective Serving to assist
childbirth . - adjective figuratively Aiding, or tending to, the definition and interpretation of thoughts or language.
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek μαιεύομαι (maieuomai, "act as a midwife") + -ical.
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