transcultural
Americanadjective
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Explanation
You could describe a mother's love for her child as transcultural, since it exists in all human cultures. Something that's true across all cultures of people, no matter how different, can be described with the adjective transcultural. The key to the word's meaning is found in the prefix trans, or "across" in Latin. Sociologists, anthropologists, and historians are particularly interested in things that are transcultural, as they study the way humans interact in various societies, cultures, and time periods.
Vocabulary lists containing transcultural
Power Prefix: trans-
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: trans-
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Example Sentences
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The course work can include classes that take a critical and historical approach to AI, said Todd Presner, a professor of European languages and transcultural studies who examines how Holocaust history is presented online.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
"We want to provide what has enabled the various people in Taiwan to be a transcultural learning community, despite very different backgrounds."
From Reuters ● Jan. 13, 2023
When too many young artists go small, she plays the long game – putting western art history in the service of a new, transcultural imagination with herself at its nucleus.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 15, 2016
The American entertainment industry is honoring one of its chief transcultural roots and trusting that its audience has come a long way, too.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 14, 2014
Benevolent encounters have not been the rule in human history, where transcultural contacts have been direct and physical, quite different from the receipt of a radio signal, a contact as light as a kiss.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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