'Dialectic' definitions:

Definition of 'dialectic'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to or employing dialectic; "the dialectical method" [syn: dialectic, dialectical]
noun
Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments
noun
A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction; "this situation created the inner dialectic of American history"

Definition of 'Dialectic'

From: GCIDE
  • Dialectic \Di`a*lec"tic\, n. Same as Dialectics. [1913 Webster]
  • Plato placed his dialectic above all sciences. --Liddell & Scott. Dialectic

Definition of 'Dialectic'

From: GCIDE
  • Dialectic \Di`a*lec"tic\, Dialectical \Di`a*lec"tic*al\, a. [L. dialecticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. dialectique. See Dialect.]
  • 1. Pertaining to dialectics; logical; argumental. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Pertaining to a dialect or to dialects. --Earle. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'dialectic'

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