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noun 
  1. (context, computing) One of several alternative computational paradigms for a given theory.
  2. (context, literature) An approach to interpretation and/or evaluation focused on the (usually linguistic) structure of a literary work rather than on the contexts of its origin or reception.
  3. (context, music) The tendency to elevate formal above expressive value in music, as in wikipedia:Serialism, Serial music.
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  • German: Formalismus(de)m
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