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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCultural-touchstone
/ˈkʌl.tʃɚ.əl ˈtʌtʃ.stoʊn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A standard, tradition, or principle by which the qualities or validity of other cultural works or practices are judged.
"The novel quickly became a cultural touchstone for a generation disillusioned with post-war politics." - 2
A shared reference point, event, or artifact deeply embedded within the collective memory and identity of a specific society.
"Television sitcoms from the 1990s serve as an enduring cultural touchstone for millennials worldwide."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'cultural', originating from the Latin 'cultura' (tending, cultivation), with 'touchstone', derived from the medieval practice of using a fine-grained dark schist or jasper stone to test the purity of gold and silver alloys by the streak left upon it. Over time, the metaphor expanded from metallurgical testing to literary, philosophical, and eventually broad sociological criteria used to evaluate the authenticity or significance of societal phenomena.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cultural-touchstone" is said worldwide
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repère culturel
Transliteration: ʁə.pɛʁ kyl.ty.ʁɛl
"Cette chanson est devenue un véritable repère culturel pour la jeunesse."
Kulturstein
Transliteration: kʊlˈtuːɐ̯ˌʃtaɪ̯n
"Der Film gilt als wichtiger Kulturstein der modernen Gesellschaft."
pietra di paragone culturale
Transliteration: ˈpjɛ.tra di pa.raˈɡo.ne kul.tuˈra.le
"L'opera rappresenta una pietra di paragone culturale fondamentale."
referente cultural
Transliteration: refeˈɾente kul.tuˈɾal
"El libro se convirtió en un referente cultural ineludible."
marco cultural
Transliteration: ˈmaɾ.ku kuw.tuˈɾaw
"O festival tornou-se um marco cultural para o país."
सांस्कृतिक मानदंड
Transliteration: sāṃskr̥tik mānadaṇḍ
"यह उपन्यास आधुनिक समाज के लिए एक महत्वपूर्ण सांस्कृतिक मानदंड बन गया है।"
文化基准
Transliteration: wénhuà jīzhǔn
"这部电影已经成为了当代社会的文化基准。"
문화적 시금석
Transliteration: munhwajeok sigeumseok
"그 소설은 한 시대의 중요한 문화적 시금석 역할을 했다."
文化的試金石
Transliteration: bunka-teki shikinseki
"そのアニメ作品は世代を超えた文化的試金石となっている。"
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