"deconstruction" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /diːkənˈstɹʌkʃən/ [UK], /diːkənˈstɹʊkʃən/ [UK] Forms: deconstructions [plural]
Etymology: From 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 61 39 Topics: human-sciences, literature, media, philosophy, publishing, sciences Disambiguation of 'a philosophical theory of textual criticism': 93 7
  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-: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: deconstructional, deconstructionism, deconstructionist Related terms: deconstruct

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