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reappropriation

the cultural process by which a group reclaims words or artifacts that were previously used in a way disparaging of that group
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reappropriation

Summary

reappropriation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (404 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • reappropriation's subclass of is recorded as process[2].
  • reappropriation's subclass of is recorded as semantic change[3].
  • reappropriation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cm3v8[4].
  • reappropriation's topic's main category is recorded as Q9026904[5].
  • reappropriation's partially coincident with is recorded as resignification[6].
  • reappropriation's different from is recorded as Reclaiming[7].
  • reappropriation's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779910686[8].

Why It Matters

reappropriation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (404 views/month).[1] reappropriation has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] reappropriation is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). reappropriation. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/reappropriation
MLA “reappropriation.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/reappropriation.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_reappropriation_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{reappropriation}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/reappropriation}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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