# dialectics

> English word · Noun · IPA /daɪəˈlɛktɪks/ · frequency rank #65,830

## Definitions
1. A systematic method of argument that attempts to resolve the contradictions in opposing views or ideas.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek διαλεκτική (dialektikḗ, “the art of argument through interactive questioning and answering”), from διαλεκτικός (dialektikós, “competent debater”), from διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, “to participate in a dialogue”), from διά (diá, “inter, through”) + λέγειν (légein, “to speak”).

## Source
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