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deconstructivism

noun
/diːkənˈstɹʌktɪvɪzəm/UK

Etymology

From deconstructive + -ism.

  1. borrowed from cōnstrūctīvus
  2. prefixed as deconstructive — “de + constructive”
  3. suffixed as deconstructivism — “deconstructive + ism”

Definitions

  1. A development of postmodern architecture that began in the late 1980s, characterized by…

    A development of postmodern architecture that began in the late 1980s, characterized by ideas of fragmentation, an interest in manipulating ideas of a structure's surface or skin, and non-rectilinear shapes which serve to distort and dislocate.

  2. The practice of deconstructing dishes.

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