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- 1 The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize humankind, or a particular society or nation. countable, uncountable
"Castration of bulls was a socialization process that turned a bull into an ox; in this transformation something wild became something very useful; nature became culture."
- 2 the raising of plants or animals wordnet
- 3 The beliefs, values, behaviour, and material objects that constitute a people's way of life. countable, uncountable
"I condemn neither way; but culture works differently. It does not try to teach down to the level of inferior classes; it does not try to win them for this or that sect of its own, with ready-made judgments and watchwords. It seeks to do away with classes; to make the best that has been thought and known in the world current everywhere; […]"
- 4 (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar) wordnet
- 5 The conventional conducts and ideologies of a community; the system comprising the accepted norms and values of a society. countable, uncountable
"Few concepts are as emotionally charged as that of race. The word conjures up a mixture of associations—culture, ethnicity, genetics, subjugation, exclusion and persecution."
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- 6 the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group wordnet
- 7 Any knowledge passed from one generation to the next, not necessarily with respect to human beings. countable, uncountable
- 8 all the knowledge and values shared by a society wordnet
- 9 Cultivation. countable, uncountable
"http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/suffolk/grownet/flowers/sprgbulb.htm The Culture of Spring-Flowering Bulbs"
- 10 the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization wordnet
- 11 The process of growing a bacterial or other biological entity in an artificial medium. countable, uncountable
- 12 a particular society at a particular time and place wordnet
- 13 The growth thus produced. countable, uncountable
"I'm headed to the lab to make sure my cell culture hasn't died."
- 14 a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality wordnet
- 15 A group of bacteria. countable, uncountable
- 16 The details on a map that do not represent natural features of the area delineated, such as names and the symbols for towns, roads, meridians, and parallels. countable, uncountable
- 17 Ellipsis of archaeological culture (“recurring assemblage of artifacts from a specific time and place that may constitute the material culture remains of a particular past human society”). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
- 18 Ethnicity, race (and its associated arts, customs, etc.) countable, euphemistic, uncountable
- 1 to maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria) (compare cultivate) transitive
- 2 grow in a special preparation wordnet
- 3 to increase the artistic or scientific interest (in something) (compare cultivate) transitive
Etymology
From Middle French culture (“cultivation; culture”), from Latin cultūra (“cultivation; culture”), from cultus, perfect passive participle of colō (“till, cultivate, to grow, worship”) (related to colōnus and colōnia), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”).
From Middle French culture (“cultivation; culture”), from Latin cultūra (“cultivation; culture”), from cultus, perfect passive participle of colō (“till, cultivate, to grow, worship”) (related to colōnus and colōnia), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”).
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