Overview of noun dialectic

The noun dialectic has 2 senses

• dialectic -- (any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments)


• dialectic -- (a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction; "this situation created the inner dialectic of American history")

Overview of adj dialectic

The adj dialectic has 1 sense

• dialectic, dialectical -- (of or relating to or employing dialectic; "the dialectical method")