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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.

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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, adjectivenon·di·a·lec·ti·cal·ly, adverbun·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
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Words related to dialectical

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

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British Dictionary definitions for dialectical

dialectical
/ (ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪkəl) /

adjective

of or relating to dialectic or dialectics

Derived forms of dialectical

dialectically, adverb
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