macrosigncide
Macrosigncide refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction or erasure of large-scale symbols, landmarks, and public markers that define a culture or society. It is often a political act intended to strip a community of its visual identity and historical continuity.
예시
3 / 5The local community mourned as the century-old clock tower was demolished, calling it an act of macrosigncide.
The neighborhood felt a loss of identity when the historic landmark was destroyed.
The report condemned the regime's policy of macrosigncide, citing the removal of all ethnic monuments.
Official documents criticized the government's systematic removal of cultural symbols.
Renaming every single street overnight? That’s just macrosigncide if you ask me.
I think changing all the street names is a way of erasing our history.
어휘 가족
암기 팁
Break it down: MACRO (large) + SIGN (symbol) + CIDE (killing/destruction). It is the 'killing of big symbols.'
빠른 퀴즈
The removal of the ancient statues was not just renovation; it was a calculated ________ intended to erase the city's past.
정답!
정답은: macrosigncide
예시
The local community mourned as the century-old clock tower was demolished, calling it an act of macrosigncide.
everydayThe neighborhood felt a loss of identity when the historic landmark was destroyed.
The report condemned the regime's policy of macrosigncide, citing the removal of all ethnic monuments.
formalOfficial documents criticized the government's systematic removal of cultural symbols.
Renaming every single street overnight? That’s just macrosigncide if you ask me.
informalI think changing all the street names is a way of erasing our history.
Sociologists argue that macrosigncide is a common strategy used to facilitate rapid cultural assimilation.
academicAcademic experts suggest that destroying major symbols helps force people to adopt a new culture.
The company’s decision to delete its entire archive was viewed by industry critics as corporate macrosigncide.
businessCritics saw the destruction of the company's historical records as a loss of its professional legacy.
어휘 가족
자주 쓰는 조합
자주 쓰는 구문
a victim of macrosigncide
A place or culture that has had its symbols destroyed
the path to macrosigncide
The process leading to the erasure of cultural markers
visual macrosigncide
The specific destruction of what a society sees daily
자주 혼동되는 단어
Iconoclasm is specifically the destruction of religious images, while macrosigncide covers any large-scale societal or cultural signs.
사용 참고사항
This term is highly specialized and usually found in sociopolitical or architectural criticism. It should be used when discussing the intentional removal of physical symbols that hold collective meaning.
자주 하는 실수
Learners might confuse it with 'genocide'; while both involve destruction, macrosigncide refers to 'signs' and 'symbols' rather than people.
암기 팁
Break it down: MACRO (large) + SIGN (symbol) + CIDE (killing/destruction). It is the 'killing of big symbols.'
어원
A modern construction combining the Greek 'makros' (large), Latin 'signum' (sign), and the Latin suffix '-cidium' (cutting or killing).
문법 패턴
문화적 맥락
Often used in the context of post-colonial studies or the analysis of totalitarian regimes that rewrite history.
빠른 퀴즈
The removal of the ancient statues was not just renovation; it was a calculated ________ intended to erase the city's past.
정답!
정답은: macrosigncide
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