dialectic, n.
(dialectics)
freq. cnt. 5
(dialectics)
freq. cnt. 5
any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
dialectic
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction
<noun.relation> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
dialectic
sample sentences
"this situation created the inner dialectic of American history"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym