acultural

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adjective

Without, or irrespective of, culture (customs and habits).

OriginEnglish cultural ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle French culture →
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Meanings

adjectiveacultural (comparative more acultural, superlative most acultural)

comparative more acultural · superlative most acultural

  1. Without, or irrespective of, culture (customs and habits).

    In other words, there is no acultural Christianity, just as there is no acultural option for God, love, and salvation.

    1999, Orlando O Espín, Miguel H Díaz, From the heart of our people

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  8. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  9. Latincolō
  10. Latincultūra
  11. Middle Frenchculture
  12. Englishculture
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Englishcultural
  16. Englishacultural

From a- + cultural.

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Translations

Portuguese acultural
  • aculturalwithout, or irrespective of, culture
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APA

acultural. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acultural

MLA

“acultural.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acultural. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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