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material culture
noun
, Sociology.
- the aggregate of physical objects or artifacts used by a society.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of material culture1
First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences
Richard Kurin was a 19-year-old anthropology student in India when he experienced his material culture epiphany.
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The natives of that country, when unspoiled by European influences, are almost on one level as to material culture.
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It seems sanguine to look for the origins of totemism among tribes so advanced in material culture.
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This omits certain items from what we are wont to call material culture, such as clothing, cradles, and the like.
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But, in spite of the fact that he was happy and surrounded by the most advanced material culture, he sickened and died.
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In the field of material culture, horse-breeding becomes more and more evident.
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