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    STRUCTURALISM

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individualsplay

    Synonyms:

    structural sociology; structuralism

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("structuralism" is a kind of...):

    theory (a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena)

    Holonyms ("structuralism" is a part of...):

    sociology (the study and classification of human societies)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    An anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomenaplay

    Synonyms:

    structural anthropology; structuralism

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("structuralism" is a kind of...):

    theory (a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena)

    Holonyms ("structuralism" is a part of...):

    anthropology (the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    Linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourseplay

    Synonyms:

    structural linguistics; structuralism

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("structuralism" is a kind of...):

    linguistics (the scientific study of language)

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