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dialectical

[dahy-uh-lek-ti-kuh l]
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adjective

dialectic.
of or characteristic of a dialect; dialectal.

Origin of dialectical

First recorded in 1520–30; dialectic + -al1
Related formsnon·di·a·lec·ti·cal, adjectivenon·di·a·lec·ti·cal·ly, adverbun·di·a·lec·ti·cal, adjective
Can be confuseddialectal dialectic dialectical (see usage note at dialectal)

Usage note

See dialectal.
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Related Words for dialectical

dialectical, colloquial, idiomatic, indigenous, limited, local, provincial, vernacular, argumentative, controversial, persuasive, analytic, polemical, rationalistic, debatable, dialectic, moot, rhetorical, juridical, juristic

Examples from the Web for dialectical

Historical Examples of dialectical

  • The dialectical interest is fully sustained by the dramatic accompaniments.

    Lysis

    Plato

  • All of them are rhetorical and poetical rather than dialectical, but glimpses of truth appear in them.

  • For, as we remarked in discussing the Sophist, the dialectical method is no respecter of persons.

  • The political aspects of the dialogue are closely connected with the dialectical.

  • It is French, with merely a dialectical difference from "French of Paris."

British Dictionary definitions for dialectical

dialectical

adjective

of or relating to dialectic or dialectics
Derived Formsdialectically, adverb
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Word Origin and History for dialectical
adj.

"argumentative," 1540s; see dialectic + -al (1).

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