hyperculture

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noun

A culture of the Information Age that uses hypertext.

OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

nounhyperculture (plural hypercultures)

plural hypercultures

  1. A culture of the Information Age that uses hypertext.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  9. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  10. Latincolō
  11. Latincultūra
  12. Middle Frenchculture
  13. Englishculture
  14. Englishhyperculture

From hyper- + culture.

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APA

hyperculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperculture

MLA

“hyperculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperculture. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperculture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperculture.

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