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DIALECTIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dialectic" is a kind of...):
philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)
Derivation:
dialectic; dialectical (of or relating to or employing dialectic)
dialectician (a logician skilled in dialectic)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction
Example:
this situation created the inner dialectic of American history
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("dialectic" is a kind of...):
contradiction (opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas)
Derivation:
dialectical (of or relating to or employing dialectic)
dialectician (a logician skilled in dialectic)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or employing dialectic
Example:
the dialectical method
Synonyms:
dialectic; dialectical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
dialectic (any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments)
Derivation:
dialectic (any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments)
