gestalt
noun/ɡəˈʃtælt/
/ɡəˈʃtælt/, /ɡəˈʃtɑːlt/
(psychology, from German)- 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 itWord Origin1920s: from German Gestalt, literally ‘form, shape’.
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