dialogic
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Origin of dialogic
1825–35; < Medieval Latin dialogicus < Greek dialogikós, equivalent to diálog ( os ) dialogue + -ikos -ic
Explanation
Dialogic refers to something using or consisting of dialogue. A technique for teaching language that relies on a lot of casual, spontaneous chatting between students might be called dialogic. The term dialogic comes from dialogue, which can refer to any kind of conversation, especially between two people, or to a discussion that's intended to help people come to an agreement or an understanding. So something that's dialogic is either based on conversation and discussion, or involves conversation and discussion. It's especially used within the fields of literature, education, communication studies, and politics.
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Ari Roth’s new play, “My Calamitous Affair With the Minister of Culture and Censorship or Death of the Dialogic in the American Theater,” imagines thespians rehearsing a script that has 58 footnotes.
From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2022
He earned more than $300,000 from Dialogic Communications, a federal contractor that also employed Ms. Blackburn’s son, Chad.
From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2018
“We will see more and more of these online brands go into distribution in bricks-and-mortar stores,” said Thom Blischok, chief executive of the Dialogic Group, a retail and consumer-products consulting company.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 16, 2018
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