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deconstruction

noun
/diːkənˈstɹʌkʃən/UK

Etymology

From de- + construction or deconstruct + -ion.

  1. derived from cōnstructiō
  2. derived from construction
  3. inherited from construccioun
  4. prefixed as deconstruction — “de + construction”

Definitions

  1. A philosophical theory of textual criticism

    A philosophical theory of textual criticism; a form of critical analysis that emphasizes inquiry into the variable projection of the meaning and message of critical works, the meaning in relation to the reader and the intended audience, and the assumptions implicit in the embodied forms of expression.

  2. The destroying or taking apart of an object

    The destroying or taking apart of an object; disassembly.

    • He shall be empowered to require the immediate deconstruction and re-execution to his satisfaction of any such work as may appear to him to have been executed improperly […]
    • A group of men demand a reform the beginning of which must be a work of deconstruction, if I may use such a word.

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Derived

deconstructional, deconstructionism, deconstructionist

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA