polyculturaladj.

Brit.

/ˌpɒlɪˈkʌltʃ(ə)rəl/,

/ˌpɒlɪˈkʌltʃ(ə)rl̩/, U.S.

/ˌpɑliˈkəltʃ(ə)rəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poly- comb. form, cultural adj.

Etymology: < poly- comb. form + cultural adj. Compare monocultural adj. and polyculture n. With sense 2 compare earlier multicultural adj., bicultural adj.

1. Agriculture. Of, relating to, or characterized by polyculture.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > [adjective] > systems of cultivation

Virgilian1724

open field1728

three-field1869

intercultural1878

no-tillage1911

monocultural1915

polycultural1915

monoculture1933

slash-and-burn1942

slashed and burnt1949

1915 C. R. Enock Tropics xl. 439 The peculiar conditions of the tropics must always of necessity call for a considerable exercise of monoculture..but it must be balanced by equitable regard for the native producer and the exercise to the utmost possible extent of polycultural principles, whereby a supply of all products and all articles necessary for life are producible locally.

1971 Geogr. Rev. 61 479 The headman's conuco..illustrates the local mode of polycultural planting.

2000 Ecology 81 1751/1 The ‘natural enemies hypothesis’..explains the generally lower abundance of herbivorous insects on plants in polycultural agroecosystems.

2. Involving or consisting of a number of (esp. well-integrated) cultural or ethnic groups; reflecting or embodying several cultural or ethnic influences. Cf. multicultural adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > [adjective] > having two or more cultures

international1824

multicultural1935

bicultural1940

polycultural1942

integrated1948

pluricultural1960

multicult1980

multiculti1989

1942 Sci. Monthly Aug. 181/2 It [sc. the study] reflects a purely bi-cultural society, which makes it more susceptible of analysis than is the case with the usual poly-cultural group.

1968 G. Sartori in Readings in Mod. Polit. Anal. viii. 136 The existence of nine or ten parties is explained by a new start based on a polyethnic and polycultural society.

1994 Independent (Nexis) 28 June 21 Let us be the first to..merge ourselves through our children in the creation of a new world of polyglot, polycultural humanity.

2002 D. Brackett in Postmodern Music/Postmodern Thought x. 220 Her lyrics are the product of her own polycultural background: she writes them first in English, then translates them into Icelandic, and then finally translates them back into English.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polycultural
释义	polyculturaladj. Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˈkʌltʃ(ə)rəl/, /ˌpɒlɪˈkʌltʃ(ə)rl̩/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈkəltʃ(ə)rəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poly- comb. form, cultural adj. Etymology: < poly- comb. form + cultural adj. Compare monocultural adj. and polyculture n. With sense 2 compare earlier multicultural adj., bicultural adj. 1. Agriculture. Of, relating to, or characterized by polyculture. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > [adjective] > systems of cultivation Virgilian1724 open field1728 three-field1869 intercultural1878 no-tillage1911 monocultural1915 polycultural1915 monoculture1933 slash-and-burn1942 slashed and burnt1949 1915 C. R. Enock Tropics xl. 439 The peculiar conditions of the tropics must always of necessity call for a considerable exercise of monoculture..but it must be balanced by equitable regard for the native producer and the exercise to the utmost possible extent of polycultural principles, whereby a supply of all products and all articles necessary for life are producible locally. 1971 Geogr. Rev. 61 479 The headman's conuco..illustrates the local mode of polycultural planting. 2000 Ecology 81 1751/1 The ‘natural enemies hypothesis’..explains the generally lower abundance of herbivorous insects on plants in polycultural agroecosystems. 2. Involving or consisting of a number of (esp. well-integrated) cultural or ethnic groups; reflecting or embodying several cultural or ethnic influences. Cf. multicultural adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > [adjective] > having two or more cultures international1824 multicultural1935 bicultural1940 polycultural1942 integrated1948 pluricultural1960 multicult1980 multiculti1989 1942 Sci. Monthly Aug. 181/2 It [sc. the study] reflects a purely bi-cultural society, which makes it more susceptible of analysis than is the case with the usual poly-cultural group. 1968 G. Sartori in Readings in Mod. Polit. Anal. viii. 136 The existence of nine or ten parties is explained by a new start based on a polyethnic and polycultural society. 1994 Independent (Nexis) 28 June 21 Let us be the first to..merge ourselves through our children in the creation of a new world of polyglot, polycultural humanity. 2002 D. Brackett in Postmodern Music/Postmodern Thought x. 220 Her lyrics are the product of her own polycultural background: she writes them first in English, then translates them into Icelandic, and then finally translates them back into English. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1915
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