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cultural | heritage |

As an adjective cultural

is pertaining to culture.

As a noun heritage is

an inheritance; property that may be inherited.

cultural

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to culture.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Sarah Glaz
    • , title= Ode to Prime Numbers , volume=101, issue=4, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Some poems, echoing the purpose of early poetic treatises on scientific principles, attempt to elucidate the mathematical concepts that underlie prime numbers. Others play with primes’ cultural associations. Still others derive their structure from mathematical patterns involving primes.}}

    Derived terms

    * culturally * intercultural * monocultural * multicultural * transcultural * cultural transmission * cultural anthropology * cultural literacy * cultural wealth * cultural evolution * cultural understanding * cultural tradition

    heritage

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
  • A tradition; something that can be passed down from preceding generations.
  • A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
  • (attributive) Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.
    • The university requires heritage''' Spanish students to enroll in a specially designed Spanish program not available to non-'''heritage students.