English
Etymology
From ancient Greek διαλεκτική (dialektike) "the art of argument through interactive questioning and answering", from διαλεκτικός (dialektikos) "competent debater", from διαλÎγομαι (dialegomai) "to participate in a dialogue", from διά (dia) "inter, through" + λÎγω|λÎγειν (legein) "to speak".
Pronunciation
IPA|/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/, SAMPA|/%daI@"lEktIk/
Noun
en-noun
- Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
- A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction.
#:This situation created the inner dialectic of American history.
Related terms
dialect
dialectical
διαλεκτική
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