adj
Meaning 1
Dialectical (of or relating to dialectic)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dialectic
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/
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adj
Meaning 2
Dialectal (of or relating to a dialect).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- This situation created the inner dialectic of American history.
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noun
Meaning 5
development by way of overcoming internal contradictions
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Marxism, countable, uncountable
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adjective
Meaning 6
of or relating to or employing dialectic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the dialectical method
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dialectical
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Broader terms: philosophy
noun
Meaning 8
a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- this situation created the inner dialectic of American history
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: contradiction
History
Etymology
From Latin dialecticus, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰλεκτῐκός (dĭălektĭkós).
From dialect + -ic.
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”).
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: dialèctic — of or relating to dialectic
- Dutch: dialectisch — of or relating to dialectic
- French: dialectique — of or relating to dialectic
- German: dialektisch — of or relating to dialectic
- Indonesian: dialektis — of or relating to dialectic
- Indonesian: dialektik — of or relating to dialectic
- Italian: dialettico — of or relating to dialectic
- Malay: dialektik — of or relating to dialectic
- Portuguese: dialético — of or relating to dialectic
- Romanian: dialectic — of or relating to dialectic
- Spanish: dialéctico — of or relating to dialectic
- Tagalog: diyalektiko — of or relating to dialectic
- Turkish: diyalektik — of or relating to dialectic
- Arabic: جدلية (jadaliyya) — formal system of reasoning
- Catalan: dialèctica — formal system of reasoning
- Chinese Cantonese: 辯證法 /辩证法 — formal system of reasoning
- Chinese Mandarin: 辯證法 /辩证法 (biànzhèngfǎ) — formal system of reasoning
- Danish: dialektik — formal system of reasoning
- Dutch: dialectiek — formal system of reasoning
- French: dialectique — formal system of reasoning
- Georgian: დიალექტიკა (dialekṭiḳa) — formal system of reasoning
- German: Dialektik — formal system of reasoning
- Greek: διαλεκτική (dialektikí) — formal system of reasoning
- Ancient Greek: δῐᾰλεκτῐκή (dĭălektĭkḗ) — formal system of reasoning
- Hindi: द्वंद्वात्मक (dvandvātmak) — formal system of reasoning
- Indonesian: dialektika — formal system of reasoning
- Italian: dialettica — formal system of reasoning
- Japanese: 弁証法 (benshōhō) — formal system of reasoning
- Korean: 변증법 (byeonjeungbeop) — formal system of reasoning
- Malay: dialektik — formal system of reasoning
- Portuguese: dialética — formal system of reasoning
- Romanian: dialectic — formal system of reasoning
- Russian: диале́ктика (dialéktika) — formal system of reasoning
- Spanish: dialéctica — formal system of reasoning
- Swedish: dialektik — formal system of reasoning
- Tagalog: diyalektika — formal system of reasoning
- Turkish: diyalektik — formal system of reasoning
- Ukrainian: діале́ктика (dialéktyka) — formal system of reasoning
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