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culture générale

  • \kyl.tyʁ ʒe.ne.ʁal\

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Composé de culture et de général.

noun

  1. singular Ensemble de connaissances générales sur la littérature, l’histoire, la philosophie, les sciences et les arts, que doivent posséder, au sortir de l’adolescence, tous ceux qui forment l’élite de la nation. Jeune homme charmant, quoique d’une ignorance réellement fabuleuse touchant ce qu’il est convenu de nommer la culture générale, Vincent Laboulbène me fut aussitôt du plus grand secours.

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  • general knowledge wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life

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"culture générale." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/culture%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

culture générale. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/culture%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale

Chicago

"culture générale." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/culture%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale.

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@misc{culture_ge_ne_rale_2026,
  title = {culture générale},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/culture%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}