dialectic
noun
1 dialectic
Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
Dutch: dialectiek
Polish: dialektyka
2 dialectic
A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction.
adjective
1 dialectic
Of or relating to or employing dialectic:
— The dialectical method.
synonym: dialectical.
Roget 476: reasoning etc. v.; rationalistic; argumentative, controversial, dialectic, polemical; discursory†, discursive; disputatious; Aristotelian†, eristic†, ... show more
Roget 560: lingual, linguistic; dialectic; vernacular, current; bilingual; diglot†, hexaglot†, polyglot; literary.
Dutch: dialogisch
Polish: dialektyczny
Moby thesaurus: Aristotelian logic, Boolean algebra, Ramistic logic, airing, algebra of classes, algebra of relations, analysis, buzz session, canvassing, colloquium, conference, consideration, debate, debating, deliberation, dialectics, dialogue, discussion, disputation, doctrine of inference ... show more.
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