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   De·con·struc·tion

   /ˌdēkənˈstrəkSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a method of critical analysis of philosophical and literary language which emphasizes the internal workings of language and conceptual systems, the relational quality of meaning, and the assumptions implicit in forms of expression.

   Word Origin late 19th century (originally in the general sense ‘taking to pieces’): from de- (expressing reversal) + construction.

   Derivatives

   • 1. deconstructionism noun
   • 2. deconstructionist adjective

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