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struc·tur·al·ism    Audio Help   [struhk-cher-uh-liz-uhm] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.any theory that embodies structural principles.
2.structural anthropology.
3.structural linguistics.
4.structural psychology.

[Origin: 1945–50; structural + -ism]

struc·tur·al·ist, noun, adjective
struc·tur·al·is·tic, adjective
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struc·tur·al·ism    Audio Help   (strŭk'chər-ə-lĭz'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A method of analyzing phenomena, as in anthropology, linguistics, psychology, or literature, chiefly characterized by contrasting the elemental structures of the phenomena in a system of binary opposition.
  2. A school that advocates and employs such a method.

struc'tur·al·ist adj. & n.
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structuralism

noun
1. linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse 
2. an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena 
3. a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals 

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Main Entry: struc·tur·al·ism
Pronunciation: 'str&k-ch&-r&-"liz-&m, 'str&k-shr&-
Function: noun
: psychology concerned especially with resolution of the mind into structural elements

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.

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