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DIALECTIC
Definition of DIALECTIC
noun
Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
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Where it comes from
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”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- Old French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,375)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DIALECTIC · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DIALECTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 31 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIALECTIC starts with D and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACCDEIILT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and C appear more than once.
Words that start DIALEC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DIALECTIC?
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