de´con|struc´tion|ist

de´con|struc´tion|ist
de|con|struc|tion «DEE kuhn STRUHK shuhn», noun.
1. a method of literary criticism, applied especially to poetry, in which the text is reduced to its basic linguistic and semantic elements. »

He [Harold Bloom] makes the refreshing suggestion that his exemplary American texts will prove resistant to deconstruction…because both criticism and poetry “in the American grain” affirm “the self over language” (New York Times Book Review).

de´con|struc´tion|ist, noun.
2. the breaking down of something into its component parts.

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  • Re|con|struc|tion|ist — «REE kuhn STRUHK shuhn ihst», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with Reconstructionism. –n. a supporter of Reconstructionism …   Useful english dictionary

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  • struc — con·struc·tion; con·struc·tion·al; con·struc·tion·ism; con·struc·tion·ist; con·struc·tive; con·struc·tive·ly; con·struc·tive·ness; con·struc·tor; con·struc·ture; de·struc·ti·bil·i·ty; de·struc·ti·ble; de·struc·tion; de·struc·tion·al;… …   English syllables

  • con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… …   English syllables

  • 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

  • ist — ab·so·lut·ist; ab·strac·tion·ist; ab·surd·ist; ac·com·mo·da·tion·ist; ac·tiv·ist; ad·vent·ist; alarm·ist; as·so·ci·a·tion·ist; athe·ist; be·hav·ior·ist; bo·na·part·ist; cal·vin·ist; cap·i·tal·ist; car·tel·ist; cen·tral·ist; chau·vin·ist;… …   English syllables

  • constructionist — con•struc•tion•ist [[t]kənˈstrʌk ʃə nɪst[/t]] n. a person who construes or interprets, esp. laws or a constitution, in a specified manner: a strict constructionist[/ex] • Etymology: 1835–45 con•struc′tion•ism, n …   From formal English to slang

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  • deconstructionist — de·con·struc·tion·ist …   English syllables

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