Gestalt

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  • noun. A physical, biological, psychological, or symbolic configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that its properties cannot be derived from a simple summation of its parts.
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  • noun. A collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic entities that creates a unified concept, configuration or pattern which is greater than the sum of its parts (of a character, personality, or being)
  • noun. shape, form
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  • noun. a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts
  • Word Usage
    "They even psychobabble together: "We achieved what I call gestalt," says Gore."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    form  pattern  shape  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    alentours  ambience  ambit  angle  aspect  
    variant
    gestalten