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- adjective Extending through more than one
human culture . - adjective that which is non-culturally specific.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective extending through all human cultures
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Examples
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Mr. KATZ: Well, she's what I call a transcultural kid and she's a kid -- she watches television and she likes the "X-Files," she watches
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Peggy L. TrivilinoNashua, New HampshireThe kind of transcultural experience Barack Obama has lived over years and decades may be excellent preparation for the challenges facing him if he's elected president.
McCain and Iraq 2008
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"Crane Story" showcases the playwright's abundant ambition: It features poetry, magical realism and the distinct banter of transcultural, 21st-century adolescents.
Tugging at Her Own Strings Lizzie Simon 2011
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Why, then, are the tropes of tyranny seemingly transcultural?
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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Paleoanthropology and transcultural comparisons both suggest that humans with more sun exposure nearer the equator live with higher vitamin D levels than their house-bound, temperate climate counter-parts.
David Katz, M.D.: Is The IOM Right To Recommend We Get Less? Vitamin D And Calcium? M.D. David Katz 2010
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Two such models are handy: transcultural comparisons and paleoanthropology.
David Katz, M.D.: Is The IOM Right To Recommend We Get Less? Vitamin D And Calcium? M.D. David Katz 2010
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That's because numerous studies show that transracial and transcultural adoptees don't face any higher risks of psychological problems or identity issues than domestic, same-ethnicity adoptees.
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It has laid a compelling claim to be recognized as a unifying transnational and transcultural radical force.
A Privilege to Die Thanassis Cambanis 2010
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The transcultural dispositions that immigrant youth cultivate from their life experiences would serve all of us well in the increasingly interconnected, globalized world in which we live.
Marjorie Faulstich Orellana: On Civil Discourse in Online Forums: Learning From Immigrant Youth 2010
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Cool variations on the Gnarls formula — Danger and a quirkily excellent singer making arty, transcultural pop — run throughout the album.
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