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Mauss is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Mauss in a sentence

Related words

Mauss | Mauser | Maus | Maussan

Mauss meaning

A surname.

Using Mauss

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
  • In the example corpus, mauss often appears in combinations such as: marcel mauss.

Context around Mauss

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

marcel 3× embodying 1× distinction 1× forms 1×

Often after:

hill 1× 1872 1× defined 1× marcel 1× draws 1× concludes 1×

Sentence patterns with Mauss

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

access to mauss hill road 1× from marcel mauss 1872 1950 1× in marcel mauss s account 1× mauss defined habitus 1× mauss marcel 1972 1× replacing marcel mauss at his 1× ritual forms mauss concludes that 1× the distinction mauss draws between 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a third influence 1× are modern day 1× mauss defined habitus 1× mauss marcel 1972 1× police block access 1× the distinction mauss 1×

Common sentence endings:

february 9 2024 1× gift exchange systems 1× in organized cults 1× little too well 1× of magic r 1× sentiment and practice 1×

Words around Mauss

Just before it in the word index:

mausoleums 14 mausoleum 116 mausolea 4 mausi 2 mauser 37 mausam 3

Just after it in the word index:

maussan 8 mauston 7 maute 9 mauthausen 5 mauthner 7 mauto 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Mauss

  • In this selection, "mauss" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, marcel, embodying, distinction, hill, 1872 and defined stand out and add context to how "mauss" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include access to mauss hill road and from marcel mauss 1872 1950. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mauss" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mauss

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Mauss, Marcel (1972) A General Theory of Magic (R. (9 words)

Police block access to Mauss Hill Road on Friday, February 9, 2024. (12 words)

Are modern-day consumers unknowingly embodying Mauss’s theory a little too well? (13 words)

Longer example sentences

While replacing Marcel Mauss at his Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes chair, Lévi-Strauss' writing became widely popular in the 1960s and 1970s and gave rise to the term "structuralism" itself. (31 words)

The term was earlier used in sociology by Norbert Elias in The Civilizing Process (1939) and in Marcel Mauss 's account of "body techniques" (techniques du corps). (27 words)

While these two phenomena do share many ritual forms, Mauss concludes that "a magical rite is any rite that does not play a part in organized cults. (27 words)

Question examples

Are modern-day consumers unknowingly embodying Mauss’s theory a little too well? (13 words)

Example sentences (9)

Are modern-day consumers unknowingly embodying Mauss’s theory a little too well?

Police block access to Mauss Hill Road on Friday, February 9, 2024.

A third influence came from Marcel Mauss (1872–1950), who had written on gift-exchange systems.

Mauss defined habitus as those aspects of culture that are anchored in the body or daily practices of individuals, groups, societies, and nations.

Mauss, Marcel (1972) A General Theory of Magic (R.

The distinction Mauss draws between religion and magic is both of sentiment and practice.

The term was earlier used in sociology by Norbert Elias in The Civilizing Process (1939) and in Marcel Mauss 's account of "body techniques" (techniques du corps).

While replacing Marcel Mauss at his Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes chair, Lévi-Strauss' writing became widely popular in the 1960s and 1970s and gave rise to the term "structuralism" itself.

While these two phenomena do share many ritual forms, Mauss concludes that "a magical rite is any rite that does not play a part in organized cults.

Common combinations with mauss

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mauss" in a sentence?
An example: "Are modern-day consumers unknowingly embodying Mauss’s theory a little too well?" This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "mauss" from authentic English texts.
What does "mauss" mean?
Mauss means: A surname.
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "mauss", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.