"constructionism" meaning in English

See constructionism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: constructionisms [plural]
Etymology: From construction + -ism. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*strew-}}, {{suffix|en|construction|ism}} construction + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} constructionism (countable and uncountable, plural constructionisms)
  1. (law) A strict interpretation of the actual words and phrases used in law, rather than any underlying intent. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-constructionism-en-noun-Iv8WvXPw Topics: law
  2. (social sciences) The idea that people learn about, or perceive the world by constructing mental models. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Social sciences
    Sense id: en-constructionism-en-noun-aGd3Gk1E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, social-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: loose constructionism, social constructionism, strict constructionism Related terms: constructionist, constructivism, originalism, textualism

Inflected forms

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