Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a method of teaching by question and answer;
used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students;
[syn: Socratic method, maieutic method]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
maieutic method \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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
maieutic method
n 1: a method of teaching by question and answer; used by
Socrates to elicit truths from his students [syn: Socratic
method, maieutic method]