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postprocessual

postprocessual adjective: of or relating to a movement, in reaction to processualism, that emphasizes the subjectivity of archaeological interpretations.

Adjective

postprocessual (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a movement, in reaction to processualism, that emphasizes the subjectivity of archaeological interpretations.

Origin of postprocessual

From post- + processual.

Words formed from postprocessual

Questions about postprocessual

What does postprocessual mean?
Postprocessual means of or relating to a movement, in reaction to processualism, that emphasizes the subjectivity of archaeological interpretations.
What part of speech is postprocessual?
Postprocessual is an adjective.

Words near postprocessual in the dictionary

  1. postprocesses
  2. postprocessing
  3. postprocessings
  4. postprocessor
  5. postprocessors
  6. postprocessual
  7. postprocessualism
  8. postproduction
  9. postproductions
  10. postprogression
  11. postproliferative

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