dialectician
(noun) a logician skilled in dialectic
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dialectician (plural dialecticians)
(mostly historical) Someone skilled in dialectics: someone able to arrive at logical conclusions through reasoned argument. [1560]
(Hegelianism) Someone skilled in dialectical idealism: someone able to arrive at historical conclusions through consideration of contradictions. [1871]
(Marxism) Someone skilled in dialectical materialism: someone able to arrive at socio-political conclusions through consideration of class differences.
• (one skilled at dialectic reasoning): logician, reasoner, debater
• (one skilled in dialectical idealism): Hegelian
• (one skilled in dialectical materialism): Marxist, Communist
dialectician (plural dialecticians)
Someone knowledgable about dialects. [1848]
• dialectologist
• linguist, orthoepist
Source: Wiktionary
Di`a*lec*ti"cian, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dialecticien.]
Definition: One versed in dialectics; a logician; a reasoner.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 March 2025
(adjective) moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil); “hydraulic erosion”; “hydraulic brakes”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
