2009年2月4日 星期三

primacy, interconnection


"What is interesting is always interconnection, not the primacy of this over that".

--Michel Foucault



By NATHANIEL MACKEY
Reviewed by DAVID HAJDU Nathaniel Mackey’s latest novel, like the music it so passionately evokes, is dedicated to the primacy of the moment.


Definition

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verb [I or T]
(of two or more things) to connect with or be related to each other:
The problems of poverty, homelessness and unemployment are all interconnected.

interconnection Show phonetics
noun

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noun [U] FORMAL
the state of being the most important thing:
The government insists on the primacy of citizens' rights.


pri・ma・cy


━━ n. 第一位; primateの職[地位].


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