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high context culture

high context culture is the alternative form 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

Forms of high context culture

pluralhigh context cultures

Questions about high context culture

What is high context culture the alternative form of?
High context culture is the alternative form of high-context culture.

Words near high context culture in the dictionary

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  6. high context culture
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