English Explanatory Dictionary

dialectical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to dialectic; (in philosophy) logically reasoned through the exchange of opposing ideas.
  2. Synonym of dialectal (“of or pertaining to a dialect”).

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-dialectical.wav

Word forms

dialectical more dialectical most dialectical

Etymology

From Latin dialecticus + -al. By surface analysis, dialectic + -al or dialect + -ical.

Synonyms

dialectic dialectal

Related words

dialect dialectic dialectically

Derived words

dialectical behavioral therapy dialectical behavior therapy dialectical behavioural therapy dialectical behaviour therapy dialecticalisation dialecticalization dialectical materialism dialectical method nondialectical undialectical
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