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dialectician

/ˌdaɪəlɛkˈtɪʃn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
dia-lec-ti-cian
IPA
/ˌdaɪəlɛkˈtɪʃn/
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone skilled in dialectics: someone able to arrive at logical conclusions through reasoned argument.

noun

Someone skilled in dialectical idealism: someone able to arrive at historical conclusions through consideration of contradictions.

noun

Someone skilled in dialectical materialism: someone able to arrive at socio-political conclusions through consideration of class differences.

noun

Someone knowledgeable about dialects.

Etymology

From French dialecticien (“one skillful in dialectic”), from Latin dialecticus (“dialectic”) + French -ien (“-ian”) from Latin -ianus (“-ian”). Equivalent to dialectic + -ian.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌdaɪəlɛkˈtɪʃn/
  • British English: /ˌdʌɪəlɛkˈtɪʃn/

Inflected Forms

dialecticians (plural) dialecticiane (alternative) dialectisiane (alternative) dialectitian (alternative)

Synonyms

dialectologist

Questions

How do you pronounce dialectician?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdaɪəlɛkˈtɪʃn/.
What does dialectician mean?
Someone skilled in dialectics: someone able to arrive at logical conclusions through reasoned argument.
Where does dialectician come from?
It is traced to French.

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