dialect
noun
/ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt/
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- (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.
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dialecte,
patois
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dialectic
noun
/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/
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- Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
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dialectique
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dialectal
adjective
/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktəl/
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- Of or relating to a dialect.
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dialectal
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dialectic
adjective
/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/
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- Dialectical (of or relating to dialectic)
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dialectique
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dialectics
noun
/daɪəˈlɛktɪks/
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- (philosophy, uncountable) A systematic method of argument that attempts to resolve the contradictions in opposing views or ideas.
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dialectique
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dialectical
adjective
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- Of or pertaining to dialectic; (in, _, philosophy) logically reasoned through the exchange of opposing ideas.
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dialectique
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dialectically
adverb
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- In a dialectical manner; logically.
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dialectiquement
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