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high-context cultures

high-context cultures is the plural of high-context culture.

Meaning of high-context culture

Noun

high-context culture (plural high-context cultures)

  1. A culture in which communication relies heavily on context, leaving many things implied rather than explicitly put into words.
    • These social and environmental cues need not be direct and easily observed; high-context cultures use the nuances of social interaction — its content and symbolism — to understand a given situation.2003, P. Christopher Earley, Soon Ang, Cultural Intelligence, →ISBN, page 106

Questions about high-context cultures

What is high-context cultures the plural of?
High-context cultures is the plural of high-context culture.

Words near high-context cultures in the dictionary

  1. high-cheekboners
  2. high-church
  3. high-class
  4. high-concept
  5. high-context culture
  6. high-context cultures
  7. high-cost
  8. high-daddies
  9. high-daddy
  10. high-def
  11. high-definition

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