neoculturation

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noun

The creation of new cultural phenomena as a result of the intermingling of separate cultures.

OriginEnglish neoculture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

nounneoculturation (countable and uncountable, plural neoculturations)

plural neoculturations

  1. countableuncountableThe creation of new cultural phenomena as a result of the intermingling of separate cultures.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nu
  2. Proto-Indo-European*néwos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*néwos
  4. Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
  5. Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
  6. Englishneo-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  9. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  10. Latincolō
  11. Latincultūra
  12. Middle Frenchculture
  13. Englishculture
  14. Englishneoculture
  15. Englishneoculturation

From neoculture + -ation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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