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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Tessuto culturale

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Tessuto culturale

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cultural fabric/ˈkʌl.tʃər.əl ˈfæb.rɪk/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #3450 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il tessuto culturale della comunità è molto ricco."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The intricate network of social norms, values, and practices that characterize a particular society or community.

    "The cultural fabric of the city is enriched by its diverse population and traditions."
  2. 2

    The underlying structure that supports and shapes the identity of a group or society.

    "Education plays a crucial role in weaving the cultural fabric of future generations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'cultural', derived from the Latin 'cultura' meaning cultivation or tilling, and 'fabric', from the Latin 'fabrica' meaning a workshop, craft, or skillfully constructed thing. Metaphorically popularized in the late 19th and 20th centuries, the phrase likens the complex interrelated values, traditions, and institutions of a society to a woven textile.

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