"dialectic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dialectic.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more dialectic [comparative], most dialectic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛktɪk Etymology: From Latin dialecticus, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰλεκτῐκός (dialektikós). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|dialecticus}} Latin dialecticus, {{der|en|grc|δῐᾰλεκτῐκός}} Ancient Greek δῐᾰλεκτῐκός (dialektikós) Head templates: {{en-adj}} dialectic (comparative more dialectic, superlative most dialectic)
  1. Dialectical.
    Sense id: en-dialectic-en-adj-Nlmm7tri
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dialectick [obsolete]
Etymology number: 2

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dialectic.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more dialectic [comparative], most dialectic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛktɪk Etymology: From dialect + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dialect|ic}} dialect + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} dialectic (comparative more dialectic, superlative most dialectic)
  1. Dialectal.
    Sense id: en-dialectic-en-adj-oXWaKzNI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dialectick [obsolete]
Etymology number: 3

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dialectic.wav [Southern-England] Forms: dialectics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktɪk 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”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|dialectique}} Old French dialectique, {{der|en|LL.|dialectica}} Late Latin dialectica, {{der|en|grc|διαλεκτική|t=the art of argument through interactive questioning and answering}} Ancient Greek διαλεκτική (dialektikḗ, “the art of argument through interactive questioning and answering”), {{m|grc|διαλεκτικός|t=relating to dialogue}} διαλεκτικός (dialektikós, “relating to dialogue”), {{m|grc|διαλέγομαι|t=to participate in a dialogue}} διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, “to participate in a dialogue”), {{m|grc|διά|t=through, across}} διά (diá, “through, across”), {{m|grc|λέγω|λέγειν|t=to speak}} λέγειν (légein, “to speak”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dialectic (countable and uncountable, plural dialectics)
  1. Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dialectic-en-noun-2oQyk3eO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 56 37 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 3 3 53 30 10
  2. A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dialectic-en-noun-RudPlBoe
  3. (Marxism) Progression of conflict, especially class conflict. Tags: Marxism, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Marxism
    Sense id: en-dialectic-en-noun-8bdbe4w~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dialectick [obsolete] Related terms: dialect, dialectical, dialogue, trialectic, trialectics
Etymology number: 1

Adjective [Romanian]

Etymology: Borrowed from French dialectique, from Latin dialecticus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ro|fr|dialectique|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French dialectique, {{bor+|ro|fr|dialectique}} Borrowed from French dialectique, {{der|ro|la|dialecticus}} Latin dialecticus Head templates: {{ro-adj}} dialectic m or n (feminine singular dialectică, masculine plural dialectici, feminine and neuter plural dialectice) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-adj}} Forms: dialectică [feminine, singular], dialectici [masculine, plural], dialectice [feminine, neuter, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], dialectic [accusative, indefinite, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], dialectică [accusative, feminine, indefinite, nominative, singular], dialectici [accusative, indefinite, masculine, nominative, plural], dialectice [accusative, feminine, indefinite, neuter, nominative, plural], dialecticul [accusative, definite, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], dialectica [accusative, definite, feminine, nominative, singular], dialecticii [accusative, definite, masculine, nominative, plural], dialecticele [accusative, definite, feminine, neuter, nominative, plural], dialectic [dative, genitive, indefinite, masculine, neuter, singular], dialectice [dative, feminine, genitive, indefinite, singular], dialectici [dative, genitive, indefinite, masculine, plural], dialectice [dative, feminine, genitive, indefinite, neuter, plural], dialecticului [dative, definite, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], dialecticei [dative, definite, feminine, genitive, singular], dialecticilor [dative, definite, genitive, masculine, plural], dialecticelor [dative, definite, feminine, genitive, neuter, plural]
  1. dialectical Tags: masculine, neuter
    Sense id: en-dialectic-ro-adj-2I~ZZn2m Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header

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