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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Maieutic \Ma*ieu"tic\ (m[asl]*[=u]"t[i^]k), Maieutical \Ma*ieu"tic*al\ (m[asl]*[=u]"t[i^]*kal), adjective [Gr. maieytiko's, fr. mai^a midwife.]
1. Serving to assist childbirth. --Cudworth.
2. [Fig.] Aiding, or tending to, the definition and interpretation of thoughts or language. --Payne.
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