dialectic

/หŒdaษชษ™หˆlษ›ktษชk/
noun
  1. 1

    Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.

  2. 2

    A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction.

    โ€œThis situation created the inner dialectic of American history.โ€

  3. 3

    Progress of conflict, especially class conflict.

adjective
  1. 1

    Dialectical

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