The Emergence Machine

Sobremesa

abstract · Culture · Level 10 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Sobremesa emerges from community and requires family, leisure, and relationship.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “after-dinner conversation” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “after-dinner conversation”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
Sobremesa
Origin language
Spanish

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

L14L13L12L11L9L8L6L2L1L0BusinessTradeExchangeEnterpriseProductionCompanyEconomyArmyLeisureMealSocietyTableCompetition Abst…CooperationFood… intermediate l…ForceFormInformationLandActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesSobremesaL10TableL6LeisureL8MealL8CompanyL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Table L6 (requires)
    The time spent lingering at the table after a meal, engaged in conversation and enjoying the company of others.
  • Leisure L8 (requires)
    Understanding leisure is foundational to sobremesa.
  • Meal L8 (requires)
    The time spent lingering at the table after a meal, engaged in conversation and enjoying the company of others.
  • Company L9 (requires) polysemous
    The time spent lingering at the table after a meal, engaged in conversation and enjoying the company of others.