xenoculture

xenoculture

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos
Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos)
Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der.
English xeno-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti
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.

    Noun

    xenoculture (plural xenocultures)

    1. (microbiology) A foreign culture.
    2. (art, architecture, rare) Unconventional forms of art and architecture that defy social expectations and customs.
      • 2013, Juan Azulay, Actar Publishers‎[1]:
        Architecture Xenoculture is the problematization of work produced by embracing the proliferation of this mist of fear.
      • 2013, Diego Hernández, ArchDaily‎[2]:
        Xenoculture is a term coined by Iranian writer and philosopher Reza Negarestani that describes the need for embracing and exploring the unexpected, the alien.
      • 2016, monad_studio, Instagram‎[3]:
        XENO Installation for group exhibition "Evolo Xenoculture".
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