adjective
Usage
See dialectal.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of dialectical
Explanation
Dialectical describes how someone goes about finding the truth. If you're an investigative journalist, you probably use dialectical reasoning. You might think dialectical refers to how people speak in a certain region or in a specific group, such as a regional accent. That version of dialect comes from the Greek word dialektos, meaning "discourse, way of speaking." But dialectical instead comes from the French word dialecte, meaning "denoting the art of investigating the truth of opinions." It has to do with a method of reasoning used to determine the truth.
Vocabulary lists containing dialectical
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Example Sentences
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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy can teach you to hold both realities at once.
From Salon • Aug. 20, 2023
Dialectical behavioral therapy or DBT focuses more on emotional regulation and was created at the University of Washington by psychologist Marsha Linehan in the late 1970s.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2023
Dialectical behavior therapy group for difficulties with emotions or relationships, and cognitive behavioral therapy group for depression and anxiety.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2022
Dialectical materialism identities the contradictions within material, real-world phenomena as the driving force of change.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
Dialectical materialism seemed to offer both a searchlight illuminating the dark night of racial oppression and a tool that could be used to end it.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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