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Definition of gestalt noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gestalt

noun
 
/ɡəˈʃtælt/
 
/ɡəˈʃtælt/,
 
/ɡəˈʃtɑːlt/
(psychology, from German)
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  1. a set of things, such as a person’s thoughts or experiences, that is considered as a single system that is different from the individual thoughts, experiences, etc. within it
    Word Origin1920s: from German Gestalt, literally ‘form, shape’.
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