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Added 10 October 2026

dialectician

/ˌdʌɪəlɛkˈtɪʃn/ noun

Latin root: dialecticus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dialectician at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A logician skilled in dialectic.

Origin

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

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