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structuralism

noun struc·tur·al·ism \ˈstrək-chə-rə-ˌli-zəm, ˈstrək-shrə-\

Definition of STRUCTURALISM

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:  psychology concerned especially with resolution of the mind into structural elements
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:  structural linguistics
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:  an anthropological movement associated especially with Claude Lévi-Strauss that seeks to analyze social relationships in terms of highly abstract relational structures often expressed in a logical symbolism
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:  a method of analysis (as of a literary text or a political system) that is related to cultural anthropology and that focuses on recurring patterns of thought and behavior
struc·tur·al·ist \-list\ noun or adjective
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First Known Use of STRUCTURALISM

1907

Rhymes with STRUCTURALISM

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Medical Dictionary

structuralism

noun struc·tur·al·ism \ˈstrək-chə-rə-ˌliz-əm, ˈstrək-shrə-\

Medical Definition of STRUCTURALISM

:  psychology concerned especially with resolution of the mind into structural elements

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