BINARISM


Meaning of BINARISM in English

Pronunciation: ' b ī -n ə - ˌ riz- ə m

Function: noun

Etymology: French binarisme

Date: 1983

: a mode of thought predicated on stable oppositions (as good and evil or male and female) that is seen in post-structuralist analysis as an inadequate approach to areas of difference also : a specific dichotomy subscribed to or reinforced in such thought <the binarism of West and East>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.