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dialectically.

Adverb
Academic
MEANING

By working through opposing ideas or tensions to develop an explanation.

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an explanation developed through conflicting positions; studying how opposing forces shape each other; a philosophical analysis of tensions and change

Words that belong together

  • understood dialectically
  • examine dialectically
  • dialectically related

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The essay approaches the conflict dialectically, asking how each position shapes the other.
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Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Invariable adverb. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation, qualification. Commonness: uncommon.

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