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DECONSTRUCTIONIST
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or concerned with the philosophical theory of literature known as deconstructionism
Example:
deconstructionist criticism
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
deconstructionism (a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning)