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English-Russian small dictionary of medicine. Г.Ю. Бельман, А.Е. Бойков.. 2015.
English-Russian small dictionary of medicine. Г.Ю. Бельман, А.Е. Бойков.. 2015.
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
maieutic — [mā yo͞ot′ik] adj. [Gr maieutikos < maia, midwife, orig., mother: see MAIA] designating or of the Socratic method of helping a person to bring forth and become aware of latent ideas or memories … English World dictionary
maieutic — [meɪ ju:tɪk] adjective of or denoting the Socratic mode of enquiry, which aims to bring a person s latent ideas into clear consciousness. noun (maieutics) [treated as sing.] the maieutic method. Origin C17: from Gk maieutikos, from maieuesthai… … English new terms dictionary
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maieutic method — (Gk., maieutikos, one who acts as a midwife) The maieutic method is that of eliciting ideas by questioning; the image is that the ideas are already there in the pregnant subject s mind, but require midwifery to be made manifest … Philosophy dictionary
maieutic — adjective Etymology: Greek maieutikos of midwifery Date: 1655 relating to or resembling the Socratic method of eliciting new ideas from another … New Collegiate Dictionary
maieutic — /may yooh tik/, adj. of or pertaining to the method used by Socrates of eliciting knowledge in the mind of a person by interrogation and insistence on close and logical reasoning. [1645 55; < Gk maieutikós of, pertaining to midwifery, equiv. to… … Universalium
maieutic — adjective maieutical … Wiktionary
maieutic — meɪ juËtɪk adj. relating to the Socratic method … English contemporary dictionary
maieutic — ma·ieu·tic … English syllables
maieutic — ma•ieu•tic [[t]meɪˈyu tɪk[/t]] adj. pho of or pertaining to the Socratic method of eliciting new ideas from someone • Etymology: 1645–55; < Gk maieutikós lit., skilled in midwifery … From formal English to slang