dialectic
noun/ˌdaɪəˈlektɪk/
/ˌdaɪəˈlektɪk/
[singular] (also less frequent dialectics [uncountable])
- (philosophy) a method of discovering the truth of ideas by discussion and logical argument and by considering ideas that are opposed to each otherTopics Opinion and argumentc2
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- (formal) the way in which two aspects of a situation affect each other
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French dialectique or Latin dialectica, from Greek dialektikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of debate’, from dialegesthai ‘converse with’, from dia ‘through’ + legein ‘speak’.
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