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structuralism (n.)
1891, from structural + -ism.
Entries linking to structuralism
-ism word-forming element making nouns implying a practice, system, doctrine, etc., from French -isme or directly from Latin -isma, -ismus (source also of Italian, Spanish -ismo, Dutch, German -ismus), from Greek -ismos, noun ending signifying the practice or teaching of a thing, from the stem of verbs in -izein, a verb-forming element denoting the doing of the noun or adjective to which it is attached. For distinction of use, see -ity. The related Greek suffix -isma(t)- affects some forms.
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Definitions of structuralism
structuralism (n.)
linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse;
Synonyms: structural linguistics
structuralism (n.)
an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena;
Synonyms: structural anthropology
structuralism (n.)
a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals;
Synonyms: structural sociology
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