DIALECTIC

PRONUNCIATION: (dy-uh-LEK-tik)

MEANING: noun: A discussion employed in investigating the truth of a thesis.
adjective: Relating to such a discussion.

ETYMOLOGY: From Greek dia- (between) + legein (to speak). Earliest documented use: 1382.
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DIALECTRIC - a constant insulating property

DUALECTIC - voting for two candidates

DIATECTIC - a mixture consisting of two fluids, of uniform composition despite transforming from gas to liquid state or back