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func·tion·al·ism
 functionalism
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- pronunciation:
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- Word Combinations (noun)
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the idea that the function of an object should determine its structure or design.
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an early twentieth-century design movement that took this idea as its doctrine.
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| definition 3: |
any doctrine that stresses function, use, or practicality.
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