Word: transculturization
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: trans
cul
tur
i
za
tion
Definition: Alternative form of transculturation; a term coined by Cuban anthropologist Fernando Ortiz in 1940 (from the article Our America by José Martí) to describe the phenomenon of merging and converging cultures
Morphemes:
Affix: trans-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Transgender or transsexual, or pertaining to those who are transgender or transsexual.
Affix: culture
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A recurring assemblage of artifacts from a specific time and place that may constitute the material culture remains of a particular past human society.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cultūra
Language: la
Decoded: cultura
Meaning: cultivation; culture
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A state or quality