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dialect noun

  /ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt/
  • (linguistics, strict sense) A lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).
  • (linguistics, broad sense) A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon.
 Dialekt, Mundart

dialectal adjective

  /ˌdaɪəˈlɛktəl/
  • Of or relating to a dialect.
 dialektal, mundartlich, dialektisch

dialectic noun

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

dialectical adjective

  • Of or pertaining to dialectic; (in, _, philosophy) logically reasoned through the exchange of opposing ideas.
 dialektisch

dialectic adjective

  /ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/
  • Dialectical (of or relating to dialectic)
 dialektisch

dialectics noun

  /daɪəˈlɛktɪks/
  • (philosophy, uncountable) A systematic method of argument that attempts to resolve the contradictions in opposing views or ideas.
 Dialektik
dialectical materialism
dialektischer Materialismus
dialectical behavior therapy
Dialektisch-Behaviorale Therapie, dialektische Verhaltenstherapie
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