Definition of Socratic
(Entry 1 of 2)
: of or relating to Socrates, his followers, or his philosophical method of systematic doubt and questioning of another to elicit a clear expression of a truth supposed to be knowable by all rational beings
Socratic
nounDefinition of Socratic (Entry 2 of 2)
: a follower of Socrates
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The first known use of Socratic was in 1598
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