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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

문화재

Pronunciation / Transliteration: munhwajae

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cultural item/ˈkʌl.tʃər.əl ˈaɪ.təm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이 박물관에는 다양한 문화재가 전시되어 있습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An individual object, artifact, or creation that reflects the traditions, values, and practices of a particular society or group.

    "The museum displayed a rare cultural item dating back to the indigenous tribe's early settlement."
  2. 2

    A specific element, such as a custom, concept, or expression, identified within a shared cultural framework.

    "Folk songs and traditional dances are treated as significant cultural items passed down through generations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'cultural', deriving from the Latin 'cultura' meaning cultivation or care, with 'item', from the Latin adverb 'item' meaning likewise or also, later evolving to denote an individual article or unit. Together in modern sociological and anthropological contexts, the compound phrase emerged in the 20th century to describe tangible or intangible units of human heritage and social practice.

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