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noun
A theory of sociology that views elements of society as part of a cohesive, self-supporting structure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A school of biological thought that deals with the law-like behaviour of the structure of organisms and how it can change, emphasising that organisms are wholes, and therefore that change in one part must necessarily take into account the inter-connected nature of the entire organism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
The theory that a human language is a self-contained structure related to other elements which make up its existence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
A school of thought that focuses on exploring the individual elements of consciousness, how they are organized into more complex experiences, and how these mental phenomena correlate with physical events.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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Synonyms: existentialism
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noun
In the philosophy of mathematics, a theory that holds that mathematical theories describe structures, and that mathematical objects are exhaustively defined by their place in such structures.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: structural sociology
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Broader terms: theory
noun
an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: structural anthropology
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Broader terms: theory
noun
linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: structural linguistics
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: linguistics
History
Etymology tree English structural Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English structuralism From structural + -ism.
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
