dialectical

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪkəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dī′ə lek′ti kəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
di•a•lec•ti•cal  (dī′ə lek′ti kəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Philosophydialectic.
  2. Linguisticsof or characteristic of a dialect;
    dialectal.
  • dialectic + -al1 1520–30
    See dialectal. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dialectical /ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪkəl/ adj
  1. of or relating to dialectic or dialectics
ˌdiaˈlectically adv
'dialectical' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
dialectic - dialectical materialism - dialectics - dial - dialectal - dialectical theology - historical materialism - neoorthodoxy - subject

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