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struc·tur·al·ism

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–noun

1.	any theory that embodies structural principles.

2.	structural anthropology.

3.	structural linguistics.

4.	structural psychology.

[Origin: 1945–50; structural + -ism

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—Related forms

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.

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.
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

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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

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