Dialogic

/ˌdaɪəˈlɔːdʒɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or having the nature of a dialogue; involving conversation between two or more people or perspectives.

Etymology

From 'dialogue' plus the suffix '-ic' (making an adjective), from Greek roots meaning 'through speech'.

Kelly Says

Literary theorist Mikhail Bakhtin invented the term 'dialogic' to describe how novels like Dostoevsky's contain multiple voices competing—it revolutionized how we understand how characters think!

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