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dialecticism

noun

Etymology

From dialectic + -ism.

  1. derived from διαλεκτική — “the art of argument through interactive questioning and answering”
  2. derived from dialectica
  3. derived from dialectique
  4. suffixed as dialecticism — “dialectic + ism”

Definitions

  1. The quality of being dialectic.

    • Dialecticism is expressed by the Catholic formula: Union not separation of natures, the unity of person against Nestorius; distinction not confusion of natures against Eutychius and the Monothelites.
    • We argue there are two major ways in which dialecticism influences emotional complexity in East Asian cultures.

  2. A dialectal word or phrase (especially if borrowed into another dialect or into…

    A dialectal word or phrase (especially if borrowed into another dialect or into 'standard' language).

    • Numerous dialecticisms introduced into the poem reflect the phonetic, morphological, and syntactic differences between dialect and standard language.
    • extent of replicating faithfully such features as archaisms, dialecticisms, different language registers and levels of formality. Most translations, of course, are amalgams of these different translational types, ...

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA