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Architectonic

//ɑɹ.kə.tɛkˈtɑ.nɪk// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to or characteristic of architecture, design and construction.

    "architectonic wisdom"

  2. 2
    Foundational, fundamental; supporting the structure of a morality, society, or culture. figuratively

    "We do not of course always, or even often, find the moral principles clearly and consciously expressed or consistently supported, but we cannot but feel that they are present in the shape of instincts, and those instincts pervading and architectonic."

  3. 3
    Relating to the scientific systematization of the totality of knowledge.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or pertaining to construction or architecture wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The design, structure, or architecture of something.

    "Because the poems are an investigation into the nature of time, it is important to be aware of the overall temporal architectonic of the love-cycle."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin architectonicus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτεκτονικός (arkhitektonikós), from ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn, “architect”).

Etymology 2

From Latin architectonicus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτεκτονικός (arkhitektonikós), from ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn, “architect”).

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