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dialectical materialism

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
di-alec-ti-cal -ma-te-ri-al-ism
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
9
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The concept of reality in which material things are in the constant process of change brought about by the tension between conflicting or interacting forces, elements, or ideas.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

  • "Weil die idealistische Verkehrtheit in ihren letzten berühmten Ausläufern, namentlich durch Kant, Fichte, Schelling und Hegel grunddeutsch war, so ist auch das Erzeugnis derselben, der dialektische Materialismus, ein vornehmlich deutsches Produkt."

Etymology

Calque of German dialektischer Materialismus, coined by Joseph Dietzgen in Streifzüge eines Sozialisten in das Gebiet der Erkenntnißtheorie [1887].

Origin

Usage

Synonyms

diamat

Questions

What does dialectical materialism mean?
The concept of reality in which material things are in the constant process of change brought about by the tension between conflicting or interacting forces, elements, or ideas.
Where does dialectical materialism come from?
First known use: [1887].

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