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Bisociation (countable and uncountable, plural bisociations)

(psychology) A blending of elements drawn from two previously unrelated patterns of thought into a new pattern.

Usage notes

As an abstract uncountable noun, used chiefly in the context of Arthur Koestler's theory of creativity. See The Act of Creation.

The concept was adopted, generalized and formalized by cognitive linguists Gilles Fauconnier and Mark Turner, who developed it into their conceptual blending theory.

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