different between dialectical vs dialectic

English

Etymology

dialectic +? -al

Adjective

dialectical (comparative more dialectical, superlative most dialectical)

1. Of, or pertaining to dialectic; (in philosophy) logically reasoned through the exchange of opposing ideas.
2. Of, or peculiar to a (nonstandard) dialect; dialectal.

Related terms

• dialect
• dialectic
• dialectically

Translations

See also

• (peculiar to a dialect): dialectal

English

Alternative forms

• dialectick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French dialectique, from Late Latin dialectica, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (dialektik?, “the art of argument through interactive questioning and answering”), from ??????????? (dialektikós, “relating to dialogue”), from ?????????? (dialégomai, “to participate in a dialogue”), from ??? (diá, “through, across”) + ?????? (légein, “to speak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?da???l?kt?k/
• Rhymes: -?kt?k

Noun

dialectic (plural dialectics)

1. Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
2. A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction.

3. (Marxism) Progress of conflict, especially class conflict.

Related terms

Adjective

dialectic (comparative more dialectic, superlative most dialectic)

1. dialectical

Further reading

• "dialectic" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 106.

Anagrams

• deictical

Romanian

Etymology

From French dialectique, from Latin dialecticus.

Adjective

dialectic m or n (feminine singular dialectic?, masculine plural dialectici, feminine and neuter plural dialectice)

1. dialectical

Declension