DIALECTICAL

dialectic, dialectical

(adjective) of or relating to or employing dialectic; “the dialectical method”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

dialectical (comparative more dialectical, superlative most dialectical)

Of, or pertaining to dialectic; (in philosophy) logically reasoned through the exchange of opposing ideas.

Of, or peculiar to a (nonstandard) dialect; dialectal.

Source: Wiktionary


Di`a*lec"tic, Di`a*lec"tic*al, a. Etym: [L. dialecticus, Gr. dialectique. See Dialect.]

1. Pertaining to dialectics; logical; argumental.

2. Pertaining to a dialect or to dialects. Earle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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