🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Elemento culturale

Pronunciation / Transliteration: e-le-men-to kul-tu-ra-le

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cultural element/ˈkʌl.tʃər.əl ˈɛl.ɪ.mənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La tradizione è un elemento culturale importante."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A component or aspect that contributes to the identity and characteristics of a culture.

    "Language is a fundamental cultural element that shapes communication and social interaction."
  2. 2

    Any feature or factor that influences the beliefs, practices, and values of a particular group.

    "Traditions and rituals are significant cultural elements that bind communities together."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'cultural', derived from the Latin 'cultura' (cultivation, tillage, later applied to the mind and manners), with 'element', from the Latin 'elementum' (a constituent part or principle). Together in modern sociology and anthropology, the phrase denotes foundational units of shared human learned behavior and beliefs.

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