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deconstructionist
Variant of deconstruction
deconstruction
definition
de·con·struc·tion (-struk′s̸hən)
noun
a method of literary analysis originated in France in the mid-20th cent. and based on a theory that, by the very nature of language and usage, no text can have a fixed, coherent meaning
Etymology: Fr déconstruction
Related Forms:
- deconstructionist de′·con·struc′·tion·ist noun, adjective
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