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xenoculture en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- 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 English xenoculture From xeno- + culture.

Meanings

1. A foreign culture.
2. (rare) Unconventional forms of art and architecture that defy social expectations and customs.
   • Architecture Xenoculture is the problematization of work produced by embracing the proliferation of this mist of fear. 2013, Juan Azulay, Actar Publishers:
   • XENO Installation for group exhibition "Evolo Xenoculture". 2016, monad_studio, Instagram:
   • Xenoculture is a term coined by Iranian writer and philosopher Reza Negarestani that describes the need for embracing and exploring the unexpected, the alien. 2013, Diego Hernández, ArchDaily:

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