dialectical

adjective

variants also dialectic
Definition of dialecticalnext
as in dialectal

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Recent Examples of dialectical An appreciation of the theater as a dialectical art form that puts perspectives into collision. — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024 Richardson weaves a dialectical story of conflict between American leaders who want power over others, portraying American democracy not as a triumphant accomplishment but as, at best, a work in progress. — Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2024 One effective treatment is dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, experts said. — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024 Akhtar reanimates this dialectical discussion of artistic freedom in the fraught context of AI. — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for dialectical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialectical
  1. regional
  2. nonstandard
  3. colloquial
  4. vernacular
Adjective
  • Late on March 19, Russian forces unleashed the most intense drone attack yet on Ukraine's central regional capital.
    — Katya Soldak, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Beginning April 4, Merit TV will air nine hours of TCL programming each weekend, featuring live bouts between 12 teams across four regional divisions representing major U.S. markets.
    — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of regional
Adjective
  • Generated code may lack context, leading to nonstandard or vulnerable code.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • All forms of nonstandard helmets are unsafe helmets.
    — Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Definition of nonstandard
Adjective
  • Gorsuch used his short opinion on the dry topic of debt collection to declare a more colloquial style.
    — Jill Barton, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
  • What is a Green Beret? Green Beret is the colloquial name used for members of the U.S. Army Special Forces.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of colloquial
Adjective
  • The new cast for Reacher Season 3 includes Sonya Cassidy as Susan Duffy, who brings a no-nonsense and very blunt East Coast vernacular to the role of DEA Agent Susan Duffy.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Editors’ Picks How a Lady Gaga Impersonator Spends Sundays Out went Latin, replaced with the vernacular — the faithful would worship in their own languages.
    — Mary Jo McConahay, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Definition of vernacular

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