trialectic

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noun

A form of dialectic with a spatial basis rather than a temporal one.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nountrialectic (countable and uncountable, plural trialectics)

plural trialectics

  1. countableuncountableA form of dialectic with a spatial basis rather than a temporal one.

Origin

Blend of tri- + dialectic, as though the latter came from di- (“two”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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