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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

コンテンポラリー・テキスタイル

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kontemporarii tekisutairu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Contemporary textile/kənˈtɛm.pə.rər.i ˈtɛk.staɪl/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"その美術館ではコンテンポラリー・テキスタイルの特別展が開かれている。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Artistic and functional works made from fibers, yarns, or fabrics using modern concepts, materials, and techniques.

    "The gallery exhibition featured a stunning collection of contemporary textiles that explored themes of identity and sustainability."
  2. 2

    The current industry and practice of producing modern fabrics with advanced technological integration and design aesthetics.

    "Advances in contemporary textiles include smart fabrics that can monitor physiological data."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'contemporary', derived from the Late Latin prefix 'com-' (together) and 'temporarius' (of time), with 'textile', originating from the Latin 'textilis' (woven), from 'texere' (to weave). Together as a compound phrase, it emerged in late 20th-century art and design discourse to describe modern fiber arts that challenge traditional boundaries between craft, sculpture, and conceptual art.

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🇫🇷French → English

textile contemporain

Transliteration: tɛk.stil kɔ̃.tɑ̃.pɔ.ʁɛ

"Cette artiste réinvente le textile contemporain avec des matériaux recyclés."

🇩🇪German → English

zeitgenössisches Textil

Transliteration: ˈtsaɪtɡəˌnœsɪʃəs tɛksˈtiːl

"Das Museum zeigt innovative Werke im Bereich zeitgenössisches Textil."

🇮🇹Italian → English

tessile contemporaneo

Transliteration: ˈtɛs.si.le kon.tem.poˈra.ne.o

"La mostra esplora le nuove frontiere del tessile contemporaneo."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

textil contemporáneo

Transliteration: teksˈtil kon.tem.poˈɾa.ne.o

"El diseño de textil contemporáneo combina la tradición con la tecnología."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

têxtil contemporâneo

Transliteration: ˈtɛks.tiw kõ.tẽ.poˈɾɐ̃.ju

"O artista foca sua pesquisa no têxtil contemporâneo."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

समकालीन वस्त्र

Transliteration: samakaleen vastra

"यह प्रदर्शनी समकालीन वस्त्र कला पर आधारित है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

当代纺织品

Transliteration: dāngdài fǎngzhīpǐn

"当代纺织品艺术正在经历一场深刻的复兴。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

동시대 섬유 예술

Transliteration: dongshidae seom-yu yesul

"그녀의 작품은 동시대 섬유 예술의 경계를 넓히고 있다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

コンテンポラリー・テキスタイル

Transliteration: kontemporarii tekisutairu

"その美術館ではコンテンポラリー・テキスタイルの特別展が開かれている。"

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