I. ˈstrəkchərəˌlizəm, -ksh(ə)r- noun
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1. : a theory that emphasizes the importance of structure as contrasted with function in mental life: as
a. : the introspective analysis of consciousness
b. : organicism b
2. : the practice of structural methods in linguistics
II. noun
1. : an anthropological movement associated especially with Claude Lévi-Strauss that seeks to analyze social relationships in terms of highly abstract relational structures often expressed in a logical symbolism
2. : a method of analysis (as of a literary text or a political system) that is related to cultural anthropology and that focuses on recurring patterns of thought and behavior