Subcultural

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to a subculture, or to subcultures in general. not-comparable

    "A sub-cultural style or artifact, when adopted by the mainstream, loses its singularity. Once bell-bottoms became fashionable they were no longer a "gay style.""

Example

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"A sub-cultural style or artifact, when adopted by the mainstream, loses its singularity. Once bell-bottoms became fashionable they were no longer a "gay style.""

Etymology

From sub- + cultural.

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