con|tex|tu|al|ism

con|tex|tu|al|ism
con|tex|tu|al|ism «kuhn TEHKS chu uh lihz uhm», noun.
1. Philosophy. the doctrine that statements or ideas have no useful meaning outside the context in which they appear.
2. Architecture. the principle that a structure should fit naturally into its surroundings.
con|tex´tu|al|ist, noun.

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  • con|tex´tu|al|ist — con|tex|tu|al|ism «kuhn TEHKS chu uh lihz uhm», noun. 1. Philosophy. the doctrine that statements or ideas have no useful meaning outside the context in which they appear. 2. Architecture. the principle that a structure should fit naturally into… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… …   English syllables

  • contextualism — con·tex·tu·al·ism …   English syllables

  • contextualism — con•tex•tu•al•ism [[t]kənˈtɛks tʃu əˌlɪz əm[/t]] n. any theory emphasizing the importance of context in examining or designing a work, as of literature or architecture • Etymology: 1925–30 con•tex′tu•al•ist, n. adj …   From formal English to slang

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  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • ver — ace·to·ver·a·trone; ad·ver·sar·ia; ad·ver·sa·tive; ad·ver·si·ty; ad·ver·sive; ad·ver·tis·a·ble; ad·ver·tise; ad·ver·tise·ment; ad·ver·tis·er; ai·ver; al·ka·ver·vir; all o·ver·ish; am·bi·ver·sion; an·do·ver; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·ni·ver·sa·ry;… …   English syllables

  • tu — tu·ring; tu·ris·ta; ac·tu·al; ai·tu·ta·ki·an; as·tu·ri·an; aven·tu·rine; cen·tu·ple; cen·tu·ry; char·tu·lary; con·sti·tu·tion·al; con·sti·tu·tive; con·sue·tu·di·nary; con·ven·tu·al; fis·tu·lar·i·oid; for·tu·nate; for·tu·nate·ly; fruc·tu·ary;… …   English syllables

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