| ANALECTIC | • analectic adj. Relating to analects; made up of selections. • ANALECTIC adj. relating to analects; made up of selections; as, an analectic magazine. |
| DIALECTIC | • dialectic n. Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments. • dialectic n. A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction. • dialectic n. (Marxism) Progress of conflict, especially class conflict. |
| CATALECTIC | • catalectic adj. (Poetry) (said of a line with incomplete meter) lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot. • catalectic adj. Incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance. • catalectic n. (Poetry) A line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot. |
| DIALECTICS | • dialectics n. (Philosophy, uncountable) A systematic method of argument that attempts to resolve the contradictions… • dialectics n. Plural of dialectic. • DIALECTIC n. the art of arriving at the truth by disclosing the contradictions in the opponent's argument and overcoming them. |
| ACATALECTIC | • acatalectic adj. (Poetry, prosody) Designating a line of verse having the required number of syllables in the last foot. • acatalectic n. (Poetry, prosody) A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables. • ACATALECTIC adj. having a complete or full number of syllables. |
| CATALECTICS | • catalectics n. Plural of catalectic. • CATALECTIC n. a line of verse lacking one syllable in the last foot. |
| DIALECTICAL | • dialectical adj. Of, or pertaining to dialectic; (in philosophy) logically reasoned through the exchange of opposing ideas. • dialectical adj. Synonym of dialectal (“of, or peculiar to a dialect”). • DIALECTICAL adj. relating to the dialectic, the art of arriving at the truth by disclosing the contradictions in the opponent's argument and overcoming them. |
| ACATALECTICS | • acatalectics n. Plural of acatalectic. • ACATALECTIC n. a poetic line having a complete number of syllables. |
| DIALECTICIAN | • dialectician n. (Chiefly historical) Someone skilled in dialectics: someone able to arrive at logical conclusions through… • dialectician n. (Hegelianism) Someone skilled in dialectical idealism: someone able to arrive at historical conclusions… • dialectician n. (Marxism) Someone skilled in dialectical materialism: someone able to arrive at socio-political conclusions… |
| DIALECTICISM | • dialecticism n. The quality of being dialectic. • dialecticism n. (Linguistics) A dialectal word or phrase (especially if borrowed into another dialect or into ’standard’… • DIALECTICISM n. the study of dialects. |
| DIALECTICALLY | • dialectically adv. In a dialectical manner; logically. • dialectically adv. Regarding dialectics. • DIALECTICAL adv. relating to the dialectic, the art of arriving at the truth by disclosing the contradictions in the opponent's argument and overcoming them. |
| DIALECTICIANS | • dialecticians n. Plural of dialectician. • DIALECTICIAN n. one who is skilled in or practices dialectic. |
| DIALECTICISMS | • dialecticisms n. Plural of dialecticism. • DIALECTICISM n. the study of dialects. |
| UNDIALECTICAL | • undialectical adj. Not dialectical. • UNDIALECTICAL adj. not dialectical. |
| HYPERCATALECTIC | • hypercatalectic adj. (Poetry) Which has an extra syllable added to the last dipody (foot of a verse). • HYPERCATALECTIC adj. having an additional syllable or half-foot after the last complete dipody. |