culturally
adv.-
1 relating to culture (adv.) B2 Upper Intermediatein a way that relates to the habits, beliefs, and traditions of a group of people.
relating to the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a society or group.
ExampleThe two countries are very different culturally, even though they share a border.
ExampleThe project was culturally significant because it preserved oral histories that had never been recorded in writing before.
UsageUsually modifies adjectives or verbs to provide social context.
- societally
- traditionally
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2 from a cultural perspective (adv.) B2 Upper Intermediate Academicused to show you are looking at something from the viewpoint of a specific culture.
used as a sentence adverb or viewpoint adverb to frame a statement within cultural parameters.
ExampleCulturally speaking, the way people greet each other varies a lot around the world.
ExampleCulturally, the shift toward remote work has altered the traditional boundaries between professional and domestic life in many urban centres.
UsageOften appears at the beginning of a sentence followed by a comma.