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functionalist

or Functionalist

[ fuhngk-shuh-nl-ist ]
/ ˈfʌŋk ʃə nl ɪst /

noun

a person who advocates, or works according to, the principles of functionalism.

adjective

of or relating to functionalism.
built or made according to the principles of Functionalism by a person associated with the movement.

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Origin of functionalist

First recorded in 1910–15; functional + -ist

Words nearby functionalist

functional hypertrophy, functional illiterate, functional imperative, functionalism, functional isomer, functionalist, functionality, functionalize, functional load, functional magnetic resonance imaging, functional medicine
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