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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) deconstruction
a theory of textual analysis positing that a text has no stable reference and questioning assumptions about the ability of language to represent reality.

2. deconstruction
a philosophical and critical movement that started in France in the 1960s, holding this theory.

Etymology: (1970–75; < F)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) deconstruction, 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

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