Meaning

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

  2. Synonym of dialectal (“of or pertaining to a dialect”).

More definitions
  • of or relating to or employing dialectic

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Reason has long been declared the "harlot of the devil", and dialectical materialism a diabolical delusion.

    ruРазум давно объявлен "блудницей дьявола", а диалектический материализм - дьявольским наваждением.

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Translations

4 languages

Origin

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

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

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Forms

more dialectical, most dialectical
Comparativemore dialectical Lesson
Superlativemost dialectical Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • of or relating to or employing dialectic:dialectic

Word family

9 related words

See also

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