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| 1. | [ noun ] (anthropology,sociology) a particular society at a particular time and place | |
| Synonyms: | civilization civilisation | |
| Examples: | "early Mayan civilization" |
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| Related terms: | society civilization Helladic_civilization tribalism Aegean_civilization Mycenaean_civilization Minoan_civilization paleo-american_culture western_civilization subculture acculturate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (psychology,sociology) the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group | |
| Related terms: | taste letters mass_culture counterculture acculturate | |
| 3. | [ noun ] all the knowledge and values shared by a society | |
| Synonyms: | acculturation | |
| Related terms: | content meme acculturate | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar) | |
| Examples: | "the culture of cells in a Petri dish" |
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| Related terms: | growth cultivation biology | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (bacteriology) the product of cultivating micro-organisms in a nutrient medium | |
| Related terms: | product starter bacteriology | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality | |
| Synonyms: | finish refinement polish cultivation | |
| Examples: | "he performed with great polish" "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose" "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Conrad |
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| Related terms: | perfection educate polish | |
| 7. | [ noun ] the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization | |
| Examples: | "the developing drug culture" "the reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture" |
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| Related terms: | attitude mosaic_culture kalashnikov_culture cyberculture | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (economics,business,agriculture) the raising of plants or animals | |
| Examples: | : "the culture of oysters" |
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| Related terms: | cultivation viticulture tillage cranberry_culture | |
| Similar spelling: |
cultured cultural culturati culturally |
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