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Definition of gestalt noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

gestalt

noun

NAmE//ɡəˈʃtɑlt//

, NAmE//ɡəˈʃtɔlt//

(from German) (psychology)

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

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