culture


Definition: Meaning of, culture in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkʌltʃə /

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culture cultures
  1. in a society [uncountable and countable] the beliefs, way of life, art, and customs that are shared and accepted by people in a particular society
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  2. in a group [uncountable and countable] the attitudes and beliefs about something that are shared by a particular group of people or in a particular organization
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  3. art/music/literature [uncountable] activities that are related to art, music, literature etc
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  4. society [countable] a society that existed at a particular time in history
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  5. medicine/science [uncountable and countable] technical BACTERIA or cells grown for medical or scientific use, or the process of growing them
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  6. crops [uncountable] technical the practice of growing crops
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
culture cultured cultured
Present Participle Third Person Singular
culturing cultures
[transitive] [technical]
  1. to grow BACTERIA or cells for medical or scientific use
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culture used in phrases

  • Aegean culture (noun)
    1. the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries
  • Clovis culture (noun)
    1. archeology the Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America; distinguished chiefly by sharp fluted projectile points made of obsidian or chalcedony
  • Cycladic culture (noun)
    1. the Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
    1. a British government department, formerly called the Department of National Heritage, which is responsible for supporting the arts, tourism, sport etc, and for making rules about newspapers and broadcasting in the UK
  • Folsom culture (noun)
    1. archeology the Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America; distinguished chiefly by a thin finely made flint projectile point having the shape of a leaf
  • Helladic culture (noun)
    1. the bronze-age culture of mainland Greece that flourished 2500-1100 BC
  • Kalashnikov culture (noun)
    1. the attitudes and behaviour in a social group that resolves political disputes by force of arms
  • Minoan culture (noun)
    1. the bronze-age culture of Crete that flourished 3000-1100 BC
  • Mycenaean culture (noun)
    1. the late bronze-age culture of Mycenae that flourished 1400-1100 BC
  • Paleo-American culture (noun)
    1. the prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America
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