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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024struc•tur•al•ism (struk′chər ə liz′əm),USA pronunciation n. - any theory that embodies structural principles.
- See structural anthropology.
- LinguisticsSee structural linguistics.
- PsychologySee structural psychology.
- structural + -ism 1945–50
struc′tur•al•ist, n., adj. struc′tur•al•is′tic, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: structuralism /ˈstrʌktʃərəˌlɪzəm/ n - an approach to anthropology and other social sciences and to literature that interprets and analyses its material in terms of oppositions, contrasts, and hierarchical structures, esp as they might reflect universal mental characteristics or organizing principles
- an approach to linguistics that analyses and describes the structure of language, as distinguished from its comparative and historical aspects
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