poststructuralism

[pohst-struhk-cher-uh-liz-uhm]

post·struc·tur·al·ism

[pohst-struhk-cher-uh-liz-uhm]
noun
a variation of structuralism, often seen as a critique, emphasizing plurality of meaning and instability of concepts that structuralism uses to define society, language, etc.
post·struc·tur·al·ist, adjective, noun
post·struc·tur·al, adjective
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Poststructuralism has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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poststructuralism (pəʊstˈstrʌktʃərəˌlɪzəm)
 
n
an approach to literature that, proceeding from the tenets of structuralism, maintains that, as words have no absolute meaning, any text is open to an unlimited range of interpretations
 
post'structuralist
 
n, —adj

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