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Definition of: dialectic
(dī′ə·lek′tik) adjective
1. Formerly, dialectal.
2. Pertaining to dialectics; logical; argumentative. Also di′a·lec′ti·cal.
—noun
1. Usually plural The art or practice of examining logically, as by a method of question and answer.
2. A specific mode of argument. [<OF dialectique <L dialectica <Gk. dialektika (technē) (art) of discourse <dialektos. See DIALECT.]
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