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asili

asili noun: the central seed or "germinating matrix" of a culture.

Noun

asili (uncountable)

  1. The central seed or "germinating matrix" of a culture.
    • Law, religion and worldview emerge from the chrysalis of the asili. In western culture, the asili is characterised by separation and universalism.2002, Susan Hawthorne, Wild Politics: Feminism, Globalisation, Bio/diversity, page 381

Origin of asili

From Swahili asili (“origin”); introduced in this sense by Marimba Ani.

Questions about asili

What does asili mean?
Asili means the central seed or "germinating matrix" of a culture.
What part of speech is asili?
Asili is a noun.

Words near asili in the dictionary

  1. Asif
  2. asigmatic
  3. asigmoidal
  4. Asikkala
  5. Asikni
  6. asili
  7. asilid
  8. asilids
  9. asilomorph
  10. asilomorphs
  11. asimadoline

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