Dictionary
Kul•tur•kreis
Pronunciation: ( Ger. kool-tOOr'krīs"), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -krei•sePronunciation: (-krī"zu). [key]
Anthropol.
formerly, a complex of related cultural traits assumed to diffuse or radiate outward as a unit in concentric waves or circles.
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