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nonmaterial culture
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noun Sociology.
the aggregate of values, mores, norms, etc., of a society; the ideational structure of a culture that provides the values and meanings by which it functions.
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Origin of nonmaterial culture
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby nonmaterial culture
nonliterate, nonlocal, non-malignant, nonmatching, nonmaterial, nonmaterial culture, nonmedical, nonmember, nonmetal, nonmetallic, nonmiscible
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