cultural
Americanadjective
adjective
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of or relating to artistic or social pursuits or events considered to be valuable or enlightened
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of or relating to a culture or civilization
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(of certain varieties of plant) obtained by specialized breeding
Other Word Forms
- anticultural adjective
- anticulturally adverb
- culturally adverb
- de-cultural adjective
- noncultural adjective
- nonculturally adverb
- precultural adjective
- preculturally adverb
- pseudocultural adjective
- pseudoculturally adverb
- transcultural adjective
- transculturally adverb
Etymology
Origin of cultural
Example Sentences
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“Seinfeld” went off the air 28 years ago, but its cultural relevance has endured as reruns draw new generations of fans.
Robyn waits long enough between albums—anywhere from five to eight years is typical—that each lands in an entirely new cultural context.
While American baseball abandoned the splitter, the pitch remained part of the cultural fabric for Japanese pitching.
The success of this year’s High Desert Art Fair bodes well for the future of the area as a cultural destination.
From Los Angeles Times
"The recording demonstrates how voice and performance can transform an everyday news event into a lasting piece of cultural folklore," it wrote.
From BBC
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