Middle English Dictionary Entry
dīaletik adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | dīaletik adj. Also dialetique. |
| Etymology | OF dïale(c)tique & L dialecticus; ult. Gr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Characterized by the dialectic method of probable reasoning; -- as noun, personified.
Associated quotations
- a1500 Chartier Treat.Hope (Rwl A.338)23/15 : He suspend þe commyssion of thre sistirs, of which the oon is callid Demonstratyue (or serteyne), the othir Dialetique (dowtfull), and the thryd Sophistique (dissaiveable), and put them holy vndir the obeisaunce .. of the divine Feith.