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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAneignung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-nei-gnung
"Der Künstler wurde für die Aneignung traditioneller Motive kritisiert."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of taking something for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.
"The artist faced criticism for the appropriation of traditional motifs in her work." - 2
A sum of money or total assets devoted to a special purpose.
"The government announced an appropriation of funds for educational reform."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin appropriationem, stemming from appropriatus, past participle of appropriare meaning 'to make one's own' (from ad- 'to' + proprius 'own'). Entering Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, the term originally denoted the annexation of a benefice to a religious institution before evolving into financial allocations and cultural borrowing contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Appropriation" is said worldwide
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Appropriation
Transliteration: ap-pro-pri-a-syon
"L'artiste a été critiqué pour l'appropriation de motifs traditionnels."
Aneignung
Transliteration: a-nei-gnung
"Der Künstler wurde für die Aneignung traditioneller Motive kritisiert."
Appropriazione
Transliteration: ap-pro-pri-a-zio-ne
"L'artista è stata criticata per l'appropriazione di motivi tradizionali."
Apropiación
Transliteration: a-pro-pi-a-ción
"La artista fue criticada por la apropiación de motivos tradicionales."
Apropriação
Transliteration: a-pro-pri-a-ção
"A artista foi criticada pela apropriação de motivos tradicionais."
अधिग्रहण
Transliteration: adhigrahan
"कलाकार को पारंपरिक रूपांकनों के अधिग्रहण के लिए आलोचना का सामना करना पड़ा।"
占有
Transliteration: zhàn yǒu
"艺术家因占有传统图案而受到批评。"
전유
Transliteration: jeon-yu
"예술가는 전통 모티프의 전유로 비판을 받았다."
占有
Transliteration: sen'yū
"アーティストは伝統的なモチーフの占有で批判を受けた。"
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