Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transculturation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: tran-scul-tur-a-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The phenomenon of merging and converging cultures.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In this paper we briefly revisit the first iterations of the ‘Bothways’ philosophy to demonstrate its symmetry with the Yolŋu transculturation heritage (of the Warramiri in particular), developed through many centuries of contact with sea-faring visitors."
"[…] the inherent difficulties of migratory processes, including traumatizing predepartures and journeys, the challenges of transculturation and family reorganization, and the coming to terms with new living conditions […]"

Etymology

From trans- + culture + -ation, coined by Cuban anthropologist Fernando Ortiz in 1947.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: trans
Suffix: culture

Usage

Inflected Forms

transculturations (plural) transculturisation (alternative) transculturization (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

acculturation deculturation neoculturation

Questions

What does transculturation mean?: The phenomenon of merging and converging cultures.
Where does transculturation come from?: From trans- + culture + -ation, coined by Cuban anthropologist Fernando Ortiz in 1947.

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