plural intercultures
1
: the practice of simultaneously growing two or more crops on the same plot (as in alternate rows) : the practice of intercropping
2
: a common set of social norms, conventions, etc. adopted by a group whose members are culturally diverse
the circum-Atlantic world of an increasingly interconnected oceanic interculture, joined by crossing patterns of trade, consumption, and colonization … Kathryn Reklis

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of interculture was in 1832

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“Interculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interculture. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

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