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dialectic
What does dialectic mean?
dialectic (noun): any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce dialectic?
/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does dialectic come from?
From Old French dialectique, from Late Latin dialectica.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to dialectic
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “dialectic” mean?
a portion of some limited resource, especially food, allocated to a person, group or period
Not quite: that's what ration means.
a pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting
Not quite: that's what compunction means.
integrity, especially of the quality of having strong moral principles; decency and honesty
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any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments
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