dialectic /dī-ə-lekˈtik/

1. (also dialecˈtical) relating to discourse or to dialectics
2. Logical

1. (also dialecˈtics) the art of discussing, esp a debate that seeks to resolve the conflict between two opposing theories, rather than disprove any one of them
2. That branch of logic that teaches the rules and modes of reasoning

dialecˈtically adverb

dialectiˈcian noun

A person skilled in dialectics, a logician

dialectical materialism see under material

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