dialectic
English
/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/
noun
Definitions
- 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.
- (Marxism) Progress of conflict, especially class conflict.
Etymology
Derived from Old French dialectique derived from Latin dialectica derived from Ancient Greek διαλεκτική (the art of argument through interactive questioning and answering).
Origin
Ancient Greek
διαλεκτική
Gloss
the art of argument through interactive questioning and answering
Timeline
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Cognates and derived terms
- dialectical English
- dialecticalisation English
- dialecticalization English
- dialectically English
- dialectician English
- dialecticism English
- nondialectic English
- nondialectical English
- undialectical English
- dialectica Latin
- dialecticien French
- dialectique French
- διαλεκτική Ancient Greek
- dialectique Old French
- dialektiko Esperanto