Culture & History
Traditions, heritage, history, civilization, and collective memory.
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Anglo-Saxon
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/ˌæŋ.ɡloʊˈsæk.sən/
a member of the Germanic-speaking peoples who settled in England from the fifth century and whose kingdoms preceded Norman rule
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souteneur
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/ˌsuː.təˈnɝː/
A man who protects, and commonly compels, a prostitute of any gender and lives off the earnings; a pimp. Originally a Parisian term, but since adopted into other languages such as English
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nombril
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/ˈnɑːmbrəl/
heraldry: the point midway between the center and the bottom of an escutcheon
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lapidation
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/ˌlæpɪˈdeɪʃən/
the act of pelting with stones
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acculturation
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/əˌkʌltʃəˈreɪʃən/
adoption of the cultural traits of another group
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patronage
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/ˈpeɪtrənɪdʒ/
support or custom given by a patron, or the power to grant appointments
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pogrom
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/ˈpoʊɡrəm/
an organized massacre, especially of an ethnic group
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babylonian
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/ˌbæbəˈloʊniən/
of ancient Babylon or its people, language, or culture
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classicism
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/ˈklæsəˌsɪzəm/
adherence to the principles of ancient Greek and Roman art and culture
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conventionalism
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/kənˈvɛnʃənəˌlɪzəm/
adherence to convention or established custom
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decadence
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/ˈdɛkədəns/
moral or cultural decline marked by self-indulgence
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donjon
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/ˈdɑndʒən/
the great central tower or keep of a medieval castle
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ethnical
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/ˈɛθnɪkəl/
of or relating to ethnic groups or races; ethnic
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habitually
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/həˈbɪtʃuəli/
as a regular practice or custom
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hellenic
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/hɛˈlɛnɪk/
relating to ancient or modern Greece, its people, or culture
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imperially
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/ɪmˈpɪriəli/
in a manner befitting an emperor or empire; majestically
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nontraditional
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/ˌnɑntrəˈdɪʃənəl/
not following tradition or convention
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tithing
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/ˈtaɪðɪŋ/
the practice of paying a tithe; a historical group of ten households
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traditionalism
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/trəˈdɪʃənəˌlɪzəm/
adherence to tradition, especially in opposition to change
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unconventionally
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/ˌʌnkənˈvɛnʃənəli/
in a way that departs from accepted custom or practice
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through-stone
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/ˈθruːˌstoʊn/
a flat horizontal tombstone or grave slab, especially in Scottish and northern English usage
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death-sark
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/ˈdɛθˌsɑːrk/
a shirt or garment put on a dead body for burial; a shroud
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syssitia
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/sɪˈsɪt.i.ə/
historical communal meals or dining groups for male citizens and youths in ancient Greece, especially in Sparta and Crete
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logographer
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/loʊˈɡɑɡrəfɚ/
an early ancient Greek prose writer who recorded genealogies, legends, local histories, or accounts of peoples and places
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wassailer
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/ˈwɑsələr/
a person who carouses or drinks and celebrates noisily
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invected
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/ɪnˈvɛktɪd/
heraldry: edged with a series of convex semicircles or arcs whose points face inward
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velarium
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/vɪˈlɛəɹ.i.əm/
historical: a large retractable fabric awning spread over a Roman amphitheatre or theatre to shade spectators
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emancipist
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/ɪˈmænsəpɪst/
historical Australian English: a transported convict who had completed the sentence or received a pardon
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polygenist
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/pəˈlɪdʒənɪst/
historical: an advocate of polygenism, the now-discredited doctrine that human populations or supposed races had separate origins and could constitute different species
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monogenist
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/məˈnɑːdʒənɪst/
historical: an advocate of monogenism, the view that all human populations share a single origin and belong to one species
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necropole
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/ˈnɛkrəˌpoʊl/
a cemetery, especially a large or ancient burial ground; a rare form of ‘necropolis’
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ephebus
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/ɪˈfiː.bəs/
a young man of ancient Greece, especially one undergoing civic or military training
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