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noun, masculine

capital culturel

/ka.pi.tal kyl.ty.ʁɛl/

noun, masculine/ka.pi.tal kyl.ty.ʁɛl/plural: capitaux culturels

cultural capital (the social assets of a person, like education, intellect, style of speech/dress, etc. that promote social mobility)

Coined by French sociologists Pierre Bourdieu and Jean-Claude Passeron (1970).