dialectical

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dialectical

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From Latin dialecticus + -al. By surface analysis, dialectic + -al or dialect + -ical.

adjective more dialectical · most dialectical

Of or pertaining to dialectic; (in philosophy) logically reasoned through the exchange of opposing ideas. Sure, maybe. We know — have long known — that romanticism and fatalism are dialectical lovers.
Similar: dialectic
Synonym of dialectal (“of or pertaining to a dialect”). For I, and no doubt You, have long obſerved, that thoſe Dialectical ſubtleties, that the Schoolmen too often employ about Phyſiological Myſteries, are vvont much more to declare the vvit of him that uſes them, then increaſe the knovvledge or remove the doubts of ſober lovers of truth.
Similar: dialectal

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adj of or pertaining to dialectic

Español	dialéctico
日本語	弁証法の benshōhō no
中文	辯證的 /辩证的 biànzhèng de
हिन्दी	द्वंद्वात्मक dvandvātmak, द्वन्द्वात्मक dvandvātmak
Português	dialético
Français	dialectique

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@misc{dialectical_2026,
  title = {dialectical},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dialectical},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}