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cultureful

adj

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Middle English -ful English -ful English cultureful From culture + -ful.

  1. derived from *kʷel-✻ — “to move; to turn (around)”
  2. derived from cultūra — “cultivation; culture”
  3. derived from culture — “cultivation; culture”
  4. suffixed as cultureful — “culture + ful”

Definitions

  1. Focused on culture.

    • If culture is externalized mind and mind is internalized culture (Cole, 1998), postmodern teaching is about mindful and "cultureful" learning.
    • If white middle classness is generic and empty, then charmed Appalachians can access meaning by loose association with less privileged “Appalachians” who supposedly exhibit a more colorful, cultureful way of life.

  2. Pertaining to intellectual activities.

    • I am sure I'd feel oppressed in a system where so much of leisure activity is expected to be cultureful and self-improving.

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