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deconstruction

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deconstruction /ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkʃən/ noun
deconstruction
/ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkʃən/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of DECONSTRUCTION
[noncount] technical
: a theory used in the study of literature or philosophy which says that a piece of writing does not have just one meaning and that the meaning depends on the reader

— deconstruct

/ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkt/ verb deconstructs; deconstructed; deconstructing [+ object]