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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dialectic \Di'a*lec"tic\, noun Same as {Dialectics}.
Plato placed his dialectic above all sciences. --Liddell & Scott.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dialectic \Di'a*lec"tic\, Dialectical \Di'a*lec"tic*al\, adjective [L. dialecticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. dialectique. See {Dialect}.]
1. Pertaining to dialectics; logical; argumental.
2. Pertaining to a dialect or to dialects. --Earle.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
dialectic
adjective: of or relating to or employing dialectic; "the dialectical method" [syn: {dialectical}]
noun
1: any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments
2: a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction; "this situation created the inner dialectic of American history"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
53 Moby Thesaurus words for "dialectic": Aristotelian logic, Boolean algebra, Ramistic logic, airing, algebra of classes, algebra of relations, analysis, buzz session, canvassing, colloquium, conference, consideration, debate, debating, deliberation, dialectics, dialogue, discussion, disputation, doctrine of inference, doctrine of terms, epistemological logic, examination, exchange of views, experimental logic, forensic, formal logic, forum, investigation, joint discussion, logic, logical analysis, logical discussion, logics, logistic, material logic, mathematical logic, open discussion, open forum, panel discussion, propositional calculus, psychological logic, psychologism, rap, rap session, review, seminar, set theory, study, symposium, town meeting, treatment, ventilation
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