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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.

Words nearby functionalist

functional sentence perspective, functional shift, functional splint, functional water, functionalism, functionalist, functionality, functionalize, functionary, functor, fund

Origin of functionalist

First recorded in 1910–15; functional + -ist

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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