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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cul•ture /ˈkʌltʃɚ/USA pronunciation n., v., -tured, -tur•ing. n. - artistic and intellectual activities and products:[uncountable]a city of great culture.
- enlightenment or refinement coming from a knowledge of what is excellent in the arts:[uncountable]The queen was a woman of culture.
- development or improvement of the mind or body by education or training:[uncountable]physical and mental culture.
- Sociology, Anthropology the sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings and handed down from one generation to another:[uncountable]We pass on to our children our culture, beliefs, and customs.
- a particular form or stage of civilization, such as that of a nation or period: [uncountable]ancient Greek culture.[countable]Early cultures of the period had no notion of the world to the west.
- Sociology the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular group:[countable]the youth culture.
- Biology
- [uncountable] the growing or cultivation of microorganisms, or of tissues, for scientific study, medicinal use, etc.
- [countable] the cells, tissue, or other products resulting from such cultivation:a bacteria culture.
- Agriculture[uncountable] the raising of plants or animals, esp. with a view to their improvement.
v. [~ + object] - Biologyto grow (microorganisms, etc.) in or on a specially designed medium.
culture is a noun, cultural is an adjective:They found evidence of ancient cultures. There is a need for more cultural awareness. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cul•ture (kul′chər),USA pronunciation n., v., -tured, -tur•ing. n. - the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- that which is excellent in the arts, manners, etc.
- a particular form or stage of civilization, as that of a certain nation or period:Greek culture.
- development or improvement of the mind by education or training.
- Sociologythe behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group:the youth culture; the drug culture.
- Sociology, Anthropology[Anthropol.]the sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings and transmitted from one generation to another.
- [Biol.]
- the cultivation of microorganisms, as bacteria, or of tissues, for scientific study, medicinal use, etc.
- the product or growth resulting from such cultivation.
- Agriculturethe act or practice of cultivating the soil;
tillage. - Agriculturethe raising of plants or animals, esp. with a view to their improvement.
- Agriculturethe product or growth resulting from such cultivation.
v.t. - to subject to culture;
cultivate. - [Biol.]
- to grow (microorganisms, tissues, etc.) in or on a controlled or defined medium.
- to introduce (living material) into a culture medium.
- Latin cultūra. See cult, -ure
- Anglo-French)
- late Middle English: tilling, place tilled (1400–50
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See education.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: culture /ˈkʌltʃə/ n - the total of the inherited ideas, beliefs, values, and knowledge, which constitute the shared bases of social action
- 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
- a particular civilization at a particular period
- the artistic and social pursuits, expression, and tastes valued by a society or class, as in the arts, manners, dress, etc
- the enlightenment or refinement resulting from these pursuits
- the attitudes, feelings, values, and behaviour that characterize and inform society as a whole or any social group within it
- the cultivation of plants, esp by scientific methods designed to improve stock or to produce new ones
- the rearing and breeding of animals, esp with a view to improving the strain
- the act or practice of tilling or cultivating the soil
- the experimental growth of microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi, in a nutrient substance (culture medium), usually under controlled conditions
- a group of microorganisms grown in this way
vb (transitive)- to cultivate (plants or animals)
- to grow (microorganisms) in a culture medium
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French, from Latin cultūra a cultivating, from colere to till; see cultˈculturist n |