What part of speech is dialectic?

Dialectic can be categorized as a noun and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. dialectic is a noun, singular of dialectics.
  • 2. dialectic is an adjective.

Inflections

Noun

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more dialectic
    most dialectic
  • Positive: dialectic 
  • Comparative: more dialectic
  • Superlative: most dialectic

Adjective to adverb

What does dialectic mean?

Definitions

Adjective

dialectic - of or relating to or employing dialectic; "the dialectical method"

Noun

dialectic - any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments
dialectic - a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction; "this situation created the inner dialectic of American history"

Examples of dialectic

#   Sentence  
1. noun This situation created the inner dialectic of American history.
2. noun In the same way as Hegel, Panovsky's notion of the dialectic makes history follow a predetermined course.
3. noun The secret of Hegel's dialectic lies ultimately in this alone, that it negates theology through philosophy in order then to negate philosophy through theology.
4. adj. I want to participate in the dialectic process.
Sentence  
noun
This situation created the inner dialectic of American history.
In the same way as Hegel, Panovsky's notion of the dialectic makes history follow a predetermined course.
The secret of Hegel's dialectic lies ultimately in this alone, that it negates theology through philosophy in order then to negate philosophy through theology.
adj.
I want to participate in the dialectic process.

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