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dialectical

[ dahy-uh-lek-ti-kuh l ]

/ ˌdaɪ əˈlɛk tɪ kəl /

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adjective

dialectic.

of or characteristic of a dialect; dialectal.

Origin of dialectical

First recorded in 1520–30; dialectic + -al¹

usage note for dialectical

See dialectal.

OTHER WORDS FROM dialectical

non·di·a·lec·ti·cal, adjective non·di·a·lec·ti·cal·ly, adverb un·di·a·lec·ti·cal, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dialectical

dialectal dialectic dialectical (see usage note at dialectal)

Words nearby dialectical

dialect, dialect atlas, dialect geography, dialectal, dialectic, dialectical, dialectical materialism, dialectical theology, dialectician, dialecticism, dialectics

Example sentences from the Web for dialectical

It would be a state not for philosophers but for priests: very truly its basis would not be dialectical clarity but royal lies.

Philosophy and The Social Problem |Will Durant
That is still in the sentimental vein, and anything but dialectical criticism.

The life and teaching of Karl Marx |M. Beer
Dialectical differences in language or pronunciation are a sufficient instance.

Folkways |William Graham Sumner
In regard to the first, I will not dwell on his method, which is both subtle and dialectical.

Beacon Lights of History, Volume I |John Lord

If Warburton was simply practising his dialectical skill, the result was a failure.

Alexander Pope |Leslie Stephen

British Dictionary definitions for dialectical

dialectical

/ (ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪkəl) /

adjective

of or relating to dialectic or dialectics

Derived forms of dialectical

dialectically, adverb