dialogical

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US/ˌdaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəɫ/UK/ˌdaɪ.əˈlɒ.d͡ʒɪ.kəɫ/

adjective

Related to or having the character of dialogue

“Our school favors a dialogical approach to learning.”

UncommonScrabble 14

Meanings

adjectivedialogical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelated to or having the character of dialogue

    Our school favors a dialogical approach to learning.

    1 more example

    The player is free to create their own narrative within a much larger set of possible designed narrative options, or, given the geographic and dialogical openness of Morrowind, to refuse the creation of any narrative but their own and wander aimlessly through the game.

    2015, Angus Slater, “Prophecy, Pre-destination, and Free-form Gameplay: The Nerevarine Prophecy in Bethesda’s ‘Morrowind’”, in Online: Heidelberg Journal of Religions on the Internet, volume 7, →DOI, page 175

Origin

  1. Englishdialog
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishdialogical

From dialog + -ical.

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Translations

Danish dialogisk
  • dialogiskrelated to dialogue
Finnish dialoginen, keskusteleva
  • dialoginenrelated to dialogue
  • keskustelevarelated to dialogue
Italian dialogico
  • dialogicorelated to dialogue
Norwegian dialogisk
  • dialogiskrelated to dialogue
Swedish dialogisk
  • dialogiskrelated to dialogue
Cite this entry
APA

dialogical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialogical

MLA

“dialogical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialogical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dialogical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialogical.

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