arborescent
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arborescent
- /ɑːbəˈɹɛsənt/ UK
- /ɑːɹbəˈɹɛsənt/ US
Rhymes with -ɛsənt
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From Latin arborēscēns, present active participle of arborēscō (“become a tree”). First attested around 1675. The philosophical sense refers to the way genealogy trees are drawn.
adjective more arborescent · most arborescent
- Like a tree; having a structure or appearance similar to that of a tree; branching. Hydatica. Stem arborescent, jointed, branched; leaves long, linear.
- Marked by insistence on totalizing principles, binarism and dualism (as opposed to the rhizome theory). Gilles Deleuze criticizes the Chomsky hierarchy of formal languages, which he considers a perfect example of arborescent dualistic theory.
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adj like a tree
| Português | arborescente |
|---|---|
| Français | arborescent |
| Deutsch | baumartig, baumähnlich |
adj marked by insistence on totalizing principles, binarism and dualism
| Português | arborescente |
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