gestalt

/ɡəˈʃtælt//ɡəˈstɔlt/

noun

  1. 1

    A collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic elements that creates a whole, unified concept or pattern which is other than the sum of its parts, due to the relationships between the parts (of a character, personality, entity, or being)

    “This biography is the first one to consider fully the writer's gestalt.”
  2. 2

    Shape, form

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