dialectic
noun
- method of argument for resolving disagreement
adjective
- characterized by the exchange of logical arguments
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/
adj
Etymology: From dialect + -ic.
- Dialectal (of or relating to a dialect).
“Is it [prodezza] a mere dialectic variation of prudenza,[…]?”
“[…] if any one has, in common discourse, an indistinct, hesitating, dialectic, or otherwise faulty, delivery, his Natural manner certainly is not what he should adopt in public speaking; […]”
noun
Etymology: From Old French dialectique, from Late Latin dialectica, from Ancient Greek διαλεκτική (dialektikḗ, “the art of argument through interactive questioning and answering”), from διαλεκτικός (dialektikós, “relating to dialogue”), from διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, “to participate in a dialogue”), from διά (diá, “through, across”) + λέγειν (légein, “to speak”).
- Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a 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 dialectic of American history.”
- development by way of overcoming internal contradictions