{ Ma‐ieu″tic (mā̍‐ū″tĭk), Ma‐ieu″tic‐al (–tĭ‐kal), } a. [Gr. μαιευτικόσ, fr. μαι̑α 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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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.