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metaculture noun. An abstract set of universals—such as humour and the concept of rank—said to exist within all human cultures.

Example Citation:
"Like fish unaware of the existence of water, anthropologists swim from culture to culture interpreting through universal human metaculture. Metaculture informs their every thought, but they have not yet noticed its existence."
—John Tooby and Leda Cosmides, "Psychological foundations of culture"

Related Word:
eye culture

Subject Category:
Culture - General

Posted on November 18, 1997 at 12:52 PM


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