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maieutic method
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun maieutic method has 1 sense
- maieutic method(n = noun.cognition) socratic method - a method of teaching by question and answer; used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students; Array is a kind of pedagogics, pedagogy, teaching method
CIDE 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]
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