dialectic

== English == === Alternative forms === dialectick (obsolete) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/ Rhymes: -ɛktɪk === Etymology 1 === 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”). ==== Noun ==== dialectic (countable and uncountable, plural dialectics) 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. (Hegelianism, Marxism) development by way of overcoming internal contradictions ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Latin dialecticus, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰλεκτῐκός (dĭălektĭkós). ==== Adjective ==== dialectic (comparative more dialectic, superlative most dialectic) Dialectical (of or relating to dialectic) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From dialect +‎ -ic. ==== Adjective ==== dialectic (comparative more dialectic, superlative most dialectic) Dialectal (of or relating to a dialect). ===== Derived terms ===== === References === === Further reading === Raymond Williams (1983), “Dialectic”, in Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, revised American edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, published 1985, →ISBN, page 106. === Anagrams === deictical == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French dialectique, from Latin dialecticus. === Adjective === dialectic m or n (feminine singular dialectică, masculine plural dialectici, feminine/neuter plural dialectice) dialectical ==== Declension ====