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deconstructionism

noun
/diːkənˈstɹʌkʃənɪzəm/UK

Etymology

From deconstruction + -ism.

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

Definitions

  1. The belief in, or application of, deconstruction (theory of textual criticism).

    • Once he had decided to major in English, “since it sounded like something I might already know,” he learned to enjoy tossing the vocabulary of deconstructionism back at his teachers.

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