dialecticism
dialecticism noun: the quality of being dialectic.
Noun (1)
dialecticism (countable and uncountable, plural dialecticisms)
- The quality of being dialectic.
- Dialecticism is expressed by the Catholic formula: Union not separation of natures, the unity of person against Nestorius; distinction not confusion of natures against Eutychius and the Monothelites.1861 July, “Gioberti's Philosophy of Revelation”, in Brownson's Quarterly Review, volume 3, page 305
- We argue there are two major ways in which dialecticism influences emotional complexity in East Asian cultures.2011, Richard Sorrentino, Handbook of Motivation and Cognition Across Cultures, page 520
Noun (2)
dialecticism (plural dialecticisms)
- A dialectal word or phrase (especially if borrowed into another dialect or into 'standard' language).
- Numerous dialecticisms introduced into the poem reflect the phonetic, morphological, and syntactic differences between dialect and standard language.1982, Nina Kolesnikoff, Bruno Jasieński: His Evolution from Futurism to Socialist Realism, page 69
- extent of replicating faithfully such features as archaisms, dialecticisms, different language registers and levels of formality. Most translations, of course, are amalgams of these different translational types, ...2013, M. B. Behbudi, Colin Turner, The Quran: A New Interpretation: In English with Arabic Text, Routledge, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- dialectism
dialecticism meaning in Tamil
dialecticism in Tamil
- கிளைமொழி வழக்கியல்
Synonyms of dialecticism
Forms of dialecticism
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Origin of dialecticism
From dialectic + -ism.
From dialect + -icism.
Questions about dialecticism
- What does dialecticism mean?
- Dialecticism means the quality of being dialectic.
- What is dialecticism in Tamil?
- Dialecticism in Tamil is கிளைமொழி வழக்கியல். See Dialecticism meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dialecticism?
- Dialecticism is a noun.
- What is the plural of dialecticism?
- The plural of dialecticism is dialecticisms.
Words near dialecticism in the dictionary
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