cultural literacy

noun

Knowledge of and ability to discuss the history of and major concepts underlying a culture, particularly one's own and those of one's peers.

“Critics of contemporary culture generally posit a steep decline in cultural literacy.”

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Meanings

nouncultural literacy (countable and uncountable, plural cultural literacies)

plural cultural literacies

  1. countableuncountableKnowledge of and ability to discuss the history of and major concepts underlying a culture, particularly one's own and those of one's peers.

    Critics of contemporary culture generally posit a steep decline in cultural literacy.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cultural literacy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cultural%20literacy.

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