Socratic

adj.
Of or relating to Socrates or the Socratic method: a Socratic approach to teaching.

Socratic [sŏ‐krat‐ik], pertaining to the Greek philosopher Socrates (469–399 BCE). His manner of feigning ignorance in order to expose the self‐contradictions of his interlocutors through cross‐examination is known as Socratic irony. His method of seeking the truth by such processes of question‐and‐answer is illustrated in the Socratic Dialogues of his follower, Plato.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to Socrates or to his method of teaching
  Pertains to noun: Socrates (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sokratisk
n. - person der fulgte Sokrates

Nederlands (Dutch)
socratisch

Français (French)
adj. - socratique
n. - socratique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - sokratisch
n. - (Philos.) Sokratiker, Anhänger des Sokrates

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (φιλοσ.) σωκρατικός

Italiano (Italian)
socratico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - socrático

Русский (Russian)
сократовский, сократов

Español (Spanish)
adj. - socrático, de Sócrates
n. - socrático, de Sócrates

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sokratisk, vis

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
苏格拉底的, 问答法的, 信奉苏格拉底的, 苏格拉底, 苏格拉底的信徒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 蘇格拉底的, 問答法的, 信奉蘇格拉底的
n. - 蘇格拉底, 蘇格拉底的信徒

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 소크라테스의, 소크라테스 철학의
n. - 소크라테스 학도, 소크라테스 파

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ソクラテスの, ソクラテス的問答法の
n. - ソクラテス学徒

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سقراطي "ذو علاقه بسقراط أو فلسفته أو أتباعه "‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קשור לפילוסוף סוקרטס ולשיטתו בחיפוש האמת ע"י סדרת שאלות ותשובות, סוקרטי‬
n. - ‮חסיד של סוקרטס‬

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