cultural literacy

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Knowledge of and ability to discuss the history of and major concepts underlying a culture, particularly one's own and those of one's peers.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“Critics of contemporary culture generally posit a steep decline ⟳ in cultural literacy.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

cultural Marxism cultural Marxist cultural mosaic cultural patrimony cultural pessimism cultural phylogenetics

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