dialectic
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dialectic¹
- /ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/
Rhymes with -ɛktɪk
Where it comes from
From Old French dialectique, from Late Latin dialectica, from Ancient Greek διαλεκτική (dialektikḗ, “the art of argument through interactive questioning and answering”), from διαλεκτικός (dialektikós, “relating to dialogue”), from διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, “to participate in a dialogue”), from διά (diá, “through, across”) + λέγειν (légein, “to speak”).
noun dialectics · dialectick
- Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
- A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction. This situation created the inner dialectic of American history.
- development by way of overcoming internal contradictions
dialectic²
- /ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/
Rhymes with -ɛktɪk
Where it comes from
From Latin dialecticus, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰλεκτῐκός (dĭălektĭkós).
adjective more dialectic · most dialectic · dialectick
- Dialectical (of or relating to dialectic)
dialectic³
- /ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/
Rhymes with -ɛktɪk
Where it comes from
From dialect + -ic.
adjective more dialectic · most dialectic · dialectick
- Dialectal (of or relating to a dialect). Is it [prodezza] a mere dialectic variation of prudenza,[…]?
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noun formal system of reasoning
| Español | dialéctica |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 변증법 byeonjeungbeop |
| 日本語 | 弁証法 benshōhō |
| 中文 | 辯證法 /辩证法 biànzhèngfǎ |
| हिन्दी | द्वंद्वात्मक dvandvātmak |
| Português | dialética |
| Français | dialectique |
| Deutsch | Dialektik |
| Italiano | dialettica |
| Ελληνικά | διαλεκτική dialektikí |
| Română | dialectic |
| Русский | диале́ктика dialéktika |
| العربية | جدلية jadaliyya |
adj of or relating to dialectic
| Español | dialéctico |
|---|---|
| Português | dialético |
| Français | dialectique |
| Deutsch | dialektisch |
| Italiano | dialettico |
| Română | dialectic |
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title = {dialectic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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