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Socrat′ic meth′od, 
  1. Philosophythe use of questions, as employed by Socrates, to develop a latent idea, as in the mind of a pupil, or to elicit admissions, as from an opponent, tending to establish a proposition.
  • 1735–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Socratic method n
  1. the method of instruction by question and answer used by Socrates in order to elicit from his pupils truths he considered to be implicitly known by all rational beings
'Socratic method' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
dialectic - Socratic

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