(linguistics, strict sense) A lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Cantonese as contrasted with Mandarin Chinese or Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).

plural of dialectalism

Alternative form of dialecticism (“dialectism”)

Of, or pertaining to dialectic; (in philosophy) logically reasoned through the exchange of opposing ideas. / Synonym of dialectal (“of, or peculiar to a dialect”)

Of or relating to a dialect. / Peculiar to a (nonstandard) variety or lect.

dialectical

dialectal

Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments. / A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction.

(philosophy, uncountable) A systematic method of argument that attempts to resolve the contradictions in opposing views or ideas.

plural of dialectic