Maieutical

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. [Fig.] Aiding, or tending to, the definition and
        interpretation of thoughts or language. --Payne.
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