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noun
- A variety of a language (specifically, often a spoken variety) that is characteristic of a particular area, community or group, often with relatively minor differences in vocabulary, style, spelling and pronunciation.
- A language is a with an army and a navy.
Etymology: From Ancient Greek (polytonic, ) (dialektos) "conversation, the language of a country or a place or a nation, the local idiom which derives from a dominant language", from (polytonic, ) (dialegomai) "I participate in a dialogue", from (polytonic, ) (dia) "inter, through" + (polytonic, ) (legÅ) "I speak".
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adjective
- Of or relating to a dialect, i.e. not linguistically standard.
Etymology: From dialect + -al.
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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 of American history.
Etymology: From ancient Greek (dialektike) "the art of argument through interactive questioning and answering", from (dialektikos) "competent debater", from (dialegomai) "to participate in a dialogue", from (dia) "inter, through" + , (legein) "to speak".
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adjective
- of dialectic; in the manner of dialectic
Etymology: From dialectic + adjective suffix -al
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noun
- plural of dialectic
- a systematic method of argument that attempts to resolve the contradictions in opposing views or ideas
Etymology: From ancient Greek (dialektike) "the art of argument through interactive questioning and answering", from (dialektikos) "competent debater", from (dialegomai) "to participate in a dialogue", from (dia) "inter, through" + (legein) "to speak".
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noun
- the study of dialects
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noun plural
- Plural of dialect
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