Dictionary Check: dialectic

"dialectic" is a valid word!

Scrabble 14 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

adjective

of or relating to or employing dialectic

Example: "the dialectical method"
Synonyms:
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

Example: "this situation created the inner dialectic of American history"

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