"deconstruction" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /diːkənˈstɹʌkʃən/ [UK], /diːkənˈstɹʊkʃən/ [UK] Forms: deconstructions [plural]
Etymology: de- + construction Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|construction}} de- + construction Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} deconstruction (countable and uncountable, plural deconstructions)
  1. (philosophy, literature) A philosophical theory of textual criticism; a form of critical analysis that emphasizes inquiry into the variable projection of the meaning and message of critical works, the meaning in relation to the reader and the intended audience, and the assumptions implicit in the embodied forms of expression. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Literature, Philosophy Translations (a philosophical theory of textual criticism): αποδομισμός (apodomismós) [masculine] (Greek), деконструкция (dekonstruksiä) (Kazakh), desconstrucionismo [masculine] (Portuguese), desconstrução [feminine] (Portuguese), deconstrucție [feminine] (Romanian), деконструкция (dekonstrukcija) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-deconstruction-en-noun-9DUzJmPf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 46 54 Topics: human-sciences, literature, media, philosophy, publishing, sciences Disambiguation of 'a philosophical theory of textual criticism': 92 8
  2. The destroying or taking apart of an object; disassembly. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-deconstruction-en-noun--aB-tsja Categories (other): English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: deconstructional, deconstructionism, deconstructionist Related terms: deconstruct

Inflected forms

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