dialectic

dialectic · noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδιαλεκτική“the art of argument through interactive questioning and answering”
2. Late Latin · derived fromdialectica
3. Old French · derived fromdialectique
4. English todaydialectic

From Old French dialectique, from Late Latin dialectica, from Ancient Greek διαλεκτική (dialektikḗ, “the art of argument through interactive questioning and answering”), from διαλεκτικός (dialektikós, “relating to dialogue”), from διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, “to participate in a dialogue”), from διά (diá, “through, across”) + λέγειν (légein, “to speak”).

dialectic · adjective²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδῐᾰλεκτῐκός
2. Latin · borrowed fromdialecticus
3. English todaydialectic

From Latin dialecticus, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰλεκτῐκός (dĭălektĭkós).

dialectic · adjective³

From dialect + -ic.

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