culture
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noun
noun: culture; plural noun: cultures
the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.
"20th century popular culture"
synonyms: the arts, the humanities; More
intellectual achievement(s), intellectual activity;
literature, music, painting, philosophy
"20th century popular culture"
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a refined understanding or appreciation of culture.
"men of culture"
synonyms: intellectual/artistic awareness, education, cultivation, enlightenment, discernment, discrimination, good taste, taste, refinement, polish; More
sophistication, urbanity, urbaneness;
erudition, learning, letters;
belles-lettres
"a man of culture"
the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society.
"Afro-Caribbean culture"
synonyms: civilization, society, way of life, lifestyle; More
customs, traditions, heritage, habits, ways, mores, values
"people from many different cultures"
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the attitudes and behaviour characteristic of a particular social group.
"the emerging drug culture"
Biology
the cultivation of bacteria, tissue cells, etc. in an artificial medium containing nutrients.
"the cells proliferate readily in culture"
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a preparation of cells obtained by culture.
"the bacterium was isolated in two blood cultures"
the cultivation of plants.
"this variety of lettuce is popular for its ease of culture"
synonyms: cultivation, growing, farming; More
agriculture, husbandry, agronomy
"the culture of crops"
verb
Biology
verb: culture; 3rd person present: cultures; past tense: cultured; past participle: cultured; gerund or present participle: culturing
maintain (tissue cells, bacteria, etc.) in conditions suitable for growth.
"several investigators have attempted to culture biliary cells"