[U] (technical) (in literature and philosophy) a theory that states that it is impossible for a text to have one fixed meaning, and emphasizes the role of the reader in the production of meaning
compareSTRUCTURALISM
deconstructionist noun, adjective:
a deconstructionist critic / approach
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