deconstruction

🇺🇸 /ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkʃn/
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A way of analyzing a text, like a book or a poem, to understand it better. It means that there isn't just one right meaning, and everyone can have their own understanding of it.

In her literature class, she used deconstruction to explore different meanings of the story.

translation

n. A way of analyzing a text, like a book or a poem, to understand it better. It means that there isn't just one right meaning, and everyone can have their own understanding of it.

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Plural deconstructions