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tropicalist en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese tropicalista with substitution of -ist. By surface analysis, tropical + -ist. Piecewise doublet of tropicalista.

Meanings

1. Of, or characteristic of tropicalism.
   • This sort of juxtaposition, which suggested that under-development was inscribed in the process of conservative modernization in Brazil, would become a hallmark of tropicalist cultural production. 2014, Christopher Dunn, Brutality Garden: Tropicália and the Emergence of a Brazilian Counterculture:

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tropicalist en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese tropicalista with substitution of -ist. By surface analysis, tropical + -ist. Piecewise doublet of tropicalista.

Meanings

1. A follower or proponent of tropicalism.
   • Led by Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, the tropicalists made an effort to assimilate rock and roll — at the time the most important kind of musical expression of the young on the planet — and mix it with most authentic Brazilian musical styles. 2012, Carlos Almada, Flavio Henrique Medeiros, Brazilian Electric Guitar:

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tropicalista

tropicalist en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From tropical + -ist. Piecewise doublet of tropicalista.

Meanings

1. A scientist specializing in studying of tropical environments.
   • Most tropicalists, (scientists from developed countries working on tropical environments) come from the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and Germany. 1994, Peter McDonald, editor, The Literature of Soil Science:

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