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trifunctionalism

trifunctionalism noun: the stratification of society into three areas: warfare, that which is sacred or sovereign, and agriculture and fertility.

Noun

trifunctionalism (uncountable)

  1. The stratification of society into three areas: warfare, that which is sacred or sovereign, and agriculture and fertility.

Origin of trifunctionalism

From trifunctional + -ism.

Questions about trifunctionalism

What does trifunctionalism mean?
Trifunctionalism means the stratification of society into three areas: warfare, that which is sacred or sovereign, and agriculture and fertility.
What part of speech is trifunctionalism?
Trifunctionalism is a noun.

Words near trifunctionalism in the dictionary

  1. triformol
  2. triformous
  3. trifoveolate
  4. trifrequency
  5. trifunctional
  6. trifunctionalism
  7. trifunctionality
  8. trifunctionalize
  9. trifunctionalized
  10. trifunctionally
  11. trifuran

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