culturelike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English culturelike From culture + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of culture.
Certainly, learning from elders how to exploit the environment is a culturelike phenomenon.
1978, Bill Seay, Nathan Gottfried, The development of behavior, page 170:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more culturelike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most culturelike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |