Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cultural literacy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: cul-tur-al lit-er-a-cy
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Knowledge of and ability to discuss the history of and major concepts underlying a culture, particularly one's own and those of one's peers.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Critics of contemporary culture generally posit a steep decline in cultural literacy."

Usage

Inflected Forms

cultural literacies (plural)

Questions

What does cultural literacy mean?: Knowledge of and ability to discuss the history of and major concepts underlying a culture, particularly one's own and those of one's peers.

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