heterotopia
heterotopia · heterotopias
Normal tissue present at an abnormal part of the bodyNormal tissue (or an organ) present at an abnormal part of the body
UK/ˌhɛt(ə)ɹəˈtəʊpiə/US/ˌhɛtəɹəˈtoʊpiə/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Normal tissue (or an organ) present at an abnormal part of the body
(countable, uncountable)The occurrence of an organism in a number of different habitats
(countable, uncountable)A space which is alien to what is normal within the society, variably presenting a utopian vision in physical form or serving to segregate subversive elements from the wider society.
Michel Foucault gave the museum and the mental hospital as two different examples of heterotopias.
Origin
From hetero- + -topia.From hetero- + -topia.
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Forms
plural: heterotopias| Singular | heterotopia |
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Synonyms
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2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable