dialectic.
Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
Meaning & usage
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
Where this word 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”).
Dialectical (of or relating to dialectic)
Where this word comes from
From Latin dialecticus, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰλεκτῐκός (dĭălektĭkós).
Dialectal (of or relating to a dialect).
Where this word comes from
From dialect + -ic.
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