Culture & History
Traditions, heritage, history, civilization, and collective memory.
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charivari
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/ʃɑːɹɪˈvɑːɹi/
historical: a noisy mock serenade made with pots, pans, and other instruments, traditionally directed at newlyweds or a disapproved couple
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medievalism
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/ˌmiː.diˈiː.vəˌlɪ.zəm/
admiration for, imitation of, or devotion to the ideas, institutions, art, or social forms of the Middle Ages
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corroboree
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/kəˈrɑːbəri/
an Aboriginal Australian ceremonial gathering that may include dance, song, music, storytelling, or ritual, with its precise form varying among communities
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unhistorical
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/ˌʌnhɪˈstɔrɪkəl/
not based on, supported by, or consistent with historical evidence or fact
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fuegian
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/fjuˈiːdʒiən/
relating to Tierra del Fuego, the archipelago at the southern end of South America
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seignior
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/ˈsiːn.jɚ/
historical: a feudal or manorial lord, especially in France or French colonial territories
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thaumaturge
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/ˈθɔːməˌtɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/
one who practices magic or sorcery
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villanage
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Alternative form of villeinage.
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sanjak
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/ˌsɑːnˈdʒæk/
historical: an administrative district of the Ottoman Empire, usually a subdivision of an eyalet or vilayet
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heptarchy
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/ˈhɛpˌtɑrki/
historical: the traditional collective name for the seven principal Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of early medieval England
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stadtholdership
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/ˈstætˌhoʊldərˌʃɪp/
historical: the office, rank, or period in office of a stadtholder in the Netherlands
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philhellenic
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/ˌfɪlhəˈlɛnɪk/
admiring or supporting Greece, the Greeks, or Greek culture
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roturier
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/roʊˈtʊriˌeɪ/
historical: a commoner, especially a person who belonged to neither the nobility nor the clergy in pre-Revolutionary France
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engrailed
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/ɪnˈɡreɪld/
heraldry: edged with a series of small inward-curving semicircles whose points face outward
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