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Intangible (Adj, N)

Something that you cannot touch. 

Intangible Cultural Heritage: the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, skills – as well as the instruments, objects, artefacts and cultural spaces associated therewith – that communities, groups and, in some cases, individuals recognize as part of their Cultural Heritage’ (UNESCO, 2003).

Examples of intangible heritage are oral traditions, performing arts, local knowledge, and traditional skills.

Also used as a noun: intangibles, artefacts and objects that you cannot touch.

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