dialectician
Appearance
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- dialecticiane, dialectisiane, dialectitian (obsolete)
Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From French dialecticien (“one skillful in dialectic”), from Latin dialecticus (“dialectic”) + French -ien (“-ian”) from Latin -ianus (“-ian”). Equivalent to dialectic + -ian.
Noun
[edit]dialectician (plural dialecticians)
- (chiefly historical) Someone skilled in dialectics: someone able to arrive at logical conclusions through reasoned argument. [1560]
- (Hegelianism) Someone skilled in dialectical idealism: someone able to arrive at historical conclusions through consideration of contradictions. [1871]
- (Marxism) Someone skilled in dialectical materialism: someone able to arrive at socio-political conclusions through consideration of class differences.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (one skilled at dialectic reasoning): logician, reasoner, debater
- (one skilled in dialectical idealism): Hegelian
- (one skilled in dialectical materialism): Marxist, Communist
Translations
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Etymology 2
[edit]From dialectic (“dialectical”) + -ian.
Noun
[edit]dialectician (plural dialecticians)
- Someone knowledgeable about dialects. [1848]
Synonyms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “dialectician”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “dialectician, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French dialecticien.
Noun
[edit]dialectician m (plural dialecticieni)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | ||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | dialectician | dialecticianul | dialecticieni | dialecticienii | |
genitive-dative | dialectician | dialecticianului | dialecticieni | dialecticienilor | |
vocative | dialecticianule | dialecticienilor |
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