"processual" meaning in English

See processual in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more processual [comparative], most processual [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English process English -ual English processual From process + -ual. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|process|-ual|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English process English -ual English processual From process + -ual. Head templates: {{en-adj}} processual (comparative more processual, superlative most processual)
  1. Of or relating to a process, especially to the methodological study of processes in social science. Translations (of, or relating to a process): працэсуа́льны (pracesuálʹny) (Belarusian), processal (Catalan), prosessuaalinen (Finnish), processuel (French), processuale (Italian), procesualny (Polish), processual (Portuguese), процессуа́льный (processuálʹnyj) (Russian), procesal (Spanish), процесуа́льний (procesuálʹnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-processual-en-adj-8loc1M7E Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ual, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ual: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of 'of, or relating to a process': 100 0
  2. Of or relating to the methodological study of cultural change and variability in archaeology.
    Sense id: en-processual-en-adj-9LV-WNAg Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ual Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ual: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: postprocessual, processualism, processualist, processually
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