Enframement

/ɛnˈfreɪmmənt/ noun

Definition

the act or process of putting something in a frame; the state of being framed or enclosed.

Etymology

From enframe + -ment (a suffix forming nouns from verbs, from Old French). Indicates the action or result of enframing.

Kelly Says

The word emphasizes that framing isn't passive—it's an active construction that literally and philosophically shapes what we're looking at or thinking about.

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