dialectician
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English
Alternative forms
- dialecticiane, dialectisiane, dialectitian (obsolete)
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From French dialecticien (“one skillful in dialectic”), from Latin dialecticus (“dialectic”) + French -ien (“-ian”) from Latin -ianus (“-ian”). Equivalent to dialectic + -ian.
Noun
dialectician (plural dialecticians)
- (chiefly historical) Someone skilled in dialectics: someone able to arrive at logical conclusions through reasoned argument.
- (Hegelianism) Someone skilled in dialectical idealism: someone able to arrive at historical conclusions through consideration of contradictions.
- (Marxism) Someone skilled in dialectical materialism: someone able to arrive at socio-political conclusions through consideration of class differences.
Hypernyms
- (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
From dialectic (“dialectical”) + -ian.
Noun
dialectician (plural dialecticians)
- Someone knowledgeable about dialects.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
References
- “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
Etymology
Borrowed from French dialecticien.
Noun
dialectician m (plural dialecticieni)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | dialectician | dialecticianul | dialecticieni | dialecticienii | |
| genitive-dative | dialectician | dialecticianului | dialecticieni | dialecticienilor | |
| vocative | dialecticianule | dialecticienilor | |||