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Yes. The word dialectic is a Scrabble US word. The word dialectic is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is dialectic a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word dialectic is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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9-letter words (1 found)

DIALECTIC,

8-letter words (1 found)

CILIATED,

7-letter words (10 found)

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6-letter words (22 found)

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5-letter words (45 found)

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4-letter words (72 found)

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3-letter words (48 found)

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2-letter words (19 found)

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1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 219 words from dialectic according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of dialectic

dialectic

Alternative forms

  • dialectick (obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɛktɪk

Etymology 1

From Old French dialectique, from Late Latin dialectica, from Ancient Greek διαλεκτική (dialektikḗ, “the art of argument through interactive questioning and answering”), from διαλεκτικός (dialektikós, “relating to dialogue”), from διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, “to participate in a dialogue”), from διά (diá, “through, across”) + λέγειν (légein, “to speak”).

Noun

dialectic (countable and uncountable, plural dialectics)

  1. Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
  2. A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction.
  3. (Marxism) Progression of conflict, especially class conflict.
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Etymology 2

From Latin dialecticus, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰλεκτῐκός (dialektikós).

Adjective

dialectic (comparative more dialectic, superlative most dialectic)

  1. Dialectical.

Etymology 3

From dialect +‎ -ic.

Adjective

dialectic (comparative more dialectic, superlative most dialectic)

  1. Dialectal.

References

Further reading

  • "dialectic" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 106.

Anagrams

  • deictical

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dialectique, from Latin dialecticus.

Adjective

dialectic m or n (feminine singular dialectică, masculine plural dialectici, feminine and neuter plural dialectice)

  1. dialectical

Declension


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