"antistructure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: antistructures [plural]
Etymology: anti- + structure, introduced by Victor Turner. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|structure}} anti- + structure Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} antistructure (countable and uncountable, plural antistructures)
  1. (sociology) A sociocultural structure that intentionally counteracts the mainstream. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sociology Translations (a sociocultural structure that intentionally counteracts the mainstream): antiestrutura [feminine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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