"dialectic" in the noun sense
1. dialectic
any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments
2. dialectic
a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction
"this situation created the inner dialectic of American history"
"dialectic" in the adjective sense
1. dialectic, dialectical
of or relating to or employing dialectic
"the dialectical method"
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