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Word: Dialectic
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Old French dialectique or Latin dialectica, from Greek dialektikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of debate’, from dialegesthai ‘converse with’ (see dialogue)
ˌdʌɪəˈlɛktɪk
the art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions.
Short Definition:art of investigating truth of opinions
inquiry into metaphysical contradictions and their solutions.
Short Definition:inquiry into metaphysical contradictions
- dialectics
Word: Dialectic
Speech Type: Adjective
ˌdʌɪəˈlɛktɪk
relating to dialectic or dialectics; dialectical.
Short Definition:relating to dialectic or dialectics
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