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MAIEUTIC
Definition of MAIEUTIC
adjective
Of or related to the Socratic method.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek μαιευτικός (maieutikós, “obstetric”). The rhetorical sense comes from a passage in Plato's Theaetetus where Socrates likens his procedure to that of a midwife.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,700)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MAIEUTIC · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MAIEUTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MAIEUTIC starts with M and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACEIIMTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start MAIEUT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MAIEUTIC?
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