dialectic
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments
Types & categories
- philosophy hypernym
Related & opposite
- dialectician derivation
- dialectic derivation
Sense 2 adjective
of or relating to or employing dialectic
the dialectical method
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Sense 3 noun
a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction
this situation created the inner dialectic of American history
Types & categories
- contradiction hypernym
Related & opposite
- dialectician derivation
- dialectic derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dialectician |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dialectic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | philosophy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dialectic |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dialectic |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | dialectic |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | dialectician |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | dialectic |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | contradiction |