Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

socratic method

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: so-crat-ic method
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method of teaching through questions rather than lectures.

Etymology

Named for Socrates, who employs it in Plato's dialogues.

Frequently Paired Words

Socratic irony

Synonyms

elenchus elenctic method erotematic method maieutics maieutic method

Questions

What does socratic method mean?: A method of teaching through questions rather than lectures.
Where does socratic method come from?: Named for Socrates, who employs it in Plato's dialogues.

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