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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdialectectic
/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The art or practice of arriving at the truth by using conversation involving question and answer.
"Hegel's philosophy is based on a complex system of dialectectic."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French dialectique, via Latin from Greek dialektikē (tekhnē) '(art of) conversation', from dialektos 'discourse'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "dialectectic" is said worldwide
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dialectique
Transliteration: dialectique
"La dialectique est essentielle pour comprendre cette théorie."
Dialektik
Transliteration: Dialektik
"Die Dialektik spielt eine wichtige Rolle in der Philosophie."
dialettica
Transliteration: dialettica
"La dialettica hegeliana è complessa."
dialéctica
Transliteration: dialéctica
"Estudiaron la dialéctica en la clase de filosofía."
dialética
Transliteration: dialética
"A dialética marxista analisa as mudanças sociais."
द्वंद्वात्मकता
Transliteration: dvandvatmakata
"दर्शनशास्त्र में द्वंद्वात्मकता का बहुत महत्व है।"
辩证法
Transliteration: biànzhèngfǎ
"马克思主义哲学核心是辩证法。"
변증법
Transliteration: byeonjeungbeop
"그는 철학에서 변증법을 연구했다."
弁証法
Transliteration: benshōhō
"ヘーゲルの弁証法は歴史の発展を説明する。"
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