dialectical

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adjective

dialectic.

of or characteristic of a dialect; dialectal.

Origin:
1520–30; dialectic + -al¹

Related forms

non·di·a·lec·ti·cal, adjective

non·di·a·lec·ti·cal·ly, adverb

un·di·a·lec·ti·cal, adjective

Can be confused: dialectal, dialectic, dialectical (see usage note at dialectal).

Usage note
See dialectal.

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dialectical (ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk^əl)

—*adj*
	of or relating to dialectic or dialectics

dia'lectically

—*adv*

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Example sentences

Within this wilderness of economic possibility there emerged, however, a dialectical exception.

Knowledge is acquired through investigation and the dialectical and not from denial or political correctness.

He found that the chicks learned the dialectical calls of the adopted parents.

It's worth noting that this sort of dialectical dynamic is not unusual.

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