English

Etymology
From ancient Greek διαλεκ�ική (dialektike) "the art of argument through interactive questioning and answering", from διαλεκ�ικ�� (dialektikos) "competent debater", from διαλέγομαι (dialegomai) "to participate in a dialogue", from διά (dia) "inter, through" + λέγ�|λέγειν (legein) "to speak".

Pronunciation
IPA|/�daɪ��l�ktɪk/, SAMPA|/%daI@"lEktIk/

Noun
en-noun

1. Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
2. A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction.

#:This situation created the inner dialectic of American history.

Related terms
dialect
dialectical
διαλεκ�ική

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