gestalt
see also: Gestalt
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ɡəˈʃtælt/, /ɡəˈʃtɑːlt/
  • (America) IPA: /ɡəˈʃtɔlt/, /ɡəˈstɔlt/
Noun

gestalt (plural gestalts)

  1. A collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic elements that creates a whole, unified concept or pattern which is other than the sum of its parts, due to the relationships between the parts (of a character, personality, entity, or being)
    This biography is the first one to consider fully the writer's gestalt.
  2. Shape, form
Translations
Gestalt
Noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of gestalt



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