DIALECTICAL


Meaning of DIALECTICAL in English

|dīə|lektə̇kəl, -tēk- adjective

also di·a·lec·tic -tik, -tēk

Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French dialectique, dialetique, from Latin dialecticus, from Greek dialektikos, from dialektos debate, conversation + -ikos -ic, -ical — more at dialect

1.

a. : of or relating to dialectic

the dialectical method

the dialectical process in history

: marked by a dynamic inner tension, conflict, and interconnectedness of its parts or elements

all educational situations are dialectical at the core — G.E.Mueller

: mutual , reciprocal

a … fruitful dialectical interplay between literary history and literary criticism — C.I.Glicksberg

b. : practicing, devoted to, or employing dialectic

a dialectical philosopher

: regarding or interpreting from the point of view of dialectic

a dialectical approach to the problems of cultural change

his thought … became to some extent dialectical ; he began to conceive of life … as a whole which depends upon the conflict of the parts — New Republic

c. : of or relating to logical or systematic disputation or debate

displayed great forensic and dialectical skill

an argument used as a dialectical weapon in campaign oratory

2. : dialectal

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