dialectica
From LSJ
τοῦ εἰδέναι χάριν ἡ πραγματεία → knowledge is the object of our inquiry, the aim of our investigation is knowledge
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dĭălectĭca: ae, f., and orum, n., and dĭălectĭce, ēs, v. dialecticus,
I no. II.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dĭălectĭca,¹⁴ ōrum, n., études de dialectique : Cic. Br. 119 ; Or. 118 || diălectĭca, æ, f., dialectique : Cic. Ac. 2, 91 ; Br. 309 ; Or. 113 ou diălectĭcē, ēs, f., Quint. 2, 20, 7, etc.
