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Culture

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Noun

1. civilisation, civilization, culture

a particular society at a particular time and place

Example Sentences:
'early Mayan civilization'

2. culture

the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group

3. acculturation, culture

all the knowledge and values shared by a society

4. culture

(biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar)

Example Sentences:
'the culture of cells in a Petri dish'

5. cultivation, culture, finish, polish, refinement

a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

Example Sentences:
'they 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'

6. culture

the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization

Example Sentences:
'the developing drug culture'
'the reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture'

7. culture

the raising of plants or animals

Example Sentences:
'the culture of oysters'

Verb

8. culture

grow in a special preparation

Example Sentences:
'the biologist grows microorganisms'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Culture

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noun
1. 
the total of the inherited ideas, beliefs, values, and knowledge, which constitute the shared bases of social action
2. 
the total range of activities and ideas of a group of people with shared traditions, which are transmitted and reinforced by members of the group
the Mayan culture
3. 
a particular civilization at a particular period
4. 
the artistic and social pursuits, expression, and tastes valued by a society or class, as in the arts, manners, dress, etc
5. 
the enlightenment or refinement resulting from these pursuits
6. 
the attitudes, feelings, values, and behaviour that characterize and inform society as a whole or any social group within it
yob culture
7. 
the cultivation of plants, esp by scientific methods designed to improve stock or to produce new ones
8. stockbreeding
the rearing and breeding of animals, esp with a view to improving the strain
9. 
the act or practice of tilling or cultivating the soil
10. biology
a. 
the experimental growth of microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi, in a nutrient substance (culture medium), usually under controlled conditions
See also culture medium
b. 
a group of microorganisms grown in this way
verb (transitive)
11. 
to cultivate (plants or animals)
12. 
to grow (microorganisms) in a culture medium

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Culture

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noun
1. 
cultivation of the soil
2. 
production, development, or improvement of a particular plant, animal, commodity, etc.
3. 
a. 
the growth of bacteria, microorganisms, or other plant and animal cells in a specially prepared nourishing fluid or solid
b. 
a colony of microorganisms or cells thus grown
4. 
a. 
development, improvement, or refinement of the intellect, emotions, interests, manners, and taste
b. 
the result of this; refined ways of thinking, talking, and acting
5. 
development or improvement of physical qualities by special training or care
body culture, voice culture
6. 
a. 
the ideas, customs, skills, arts, etc. of a people or group, that are transferred, communicated, or passed along, as in or to succeeding generations
b. 
such ideas, customs, etc. of a particular people or group in a particular period; civilization
c. 
the particular people or group having such ideas, customs, etc.
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcultured or ˈculturing
7. 
to cultivate
8. 
to grow (microorganisms or cells) in a specially prepared medium

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Culture

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n.
1.
a. The arts, beliefs, customs, institutions, and other products of human work and thought considered as a unit, especially with regard to a particular time or social group: Edwardian culture; Japanese culture.
b. These arts, beliefs, and other products considered with respect to a particular subject or mode of expression: musical culture; oral culture.
c. The set of predominating attitudes and behavior that characterize a group or organization: a manager who changed the corporate culture.
2. Mental refinement and sophisticated taste resulting from the appreciation of the arts and sciences: a woman of great culture.
3. Special training and development: voice culture for singers and actors.
4. The cultivation of soil; tillage: the culture of the soil.
5. The breeding or cultivation of animals or plants for food, the improvement of stock, or other purposes.
6. Biology
a. The growing of microorganisms, tissue cells, or other living matter in a specially prepared nutrient medium.
b. Such a growth or colony, as of bacteria.
tr.v. cul·tured, cul·tur·ing, cul·tures
1. To cultivate (soil or plants).
2.
a. To grow (microorganisms or other living matter) in a specially prepared nutrient medium.
b. To use (a substance) as a medium for culture: culture milk.

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