culture

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noun

cul·ture ˈkəl-chər How to pronounce culture (audio)

: the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group

also : the characteristic features of everyday existence (such as diversions or a way of life) shared by people in a place or time

popular culture

Southern culture

: the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution or organization

a corporate culture focused on the bottom line

: the set of values, conventions, or social practices associated with a particular field, activity, or societal characteristic

studying the effect of computers on print culture

Changing the culture of materialism will take time …

Peggy O'Mara

: the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations

: enlightenment and excellence of taste acquired by intellectual and aesthetic training

: acquaintance with and taste in fine arts, humanities, and broad aspects of science as distinguished from vocational and technical skills

a person of culture

: the act or process of cultivating living material (such as bacteria or viruses) in prepared nutrient media

also : a product of such cultivation

: cultivation, tillage

We ought to blame the culture, not the soil.

Alexander Pope

: the act of developing the intellectual and moral faculties especially by education

: expert care and training

beauty culture

Example Sentences

Noun In this new view, genes allow the human mind to learn, remember, imitate, imprint language, absorb culture and express instincts.

Matt Ridley, Time, 2 June 2003 Such an explanation seems sensible to a technologically advanced and ruthlessly competitive culture like our own, where anybody who fails to get at least a college degree … risks spending a life busing tables or telemarketing.

Natalie Angier, New York Times, 2 July 2002 Underlying the question "Is this as good as it gets?" was a female j'accuse—against a consumer culture where values like caring had been severely discounted.

Susan Faludi, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2001 a study of Greek language and culture Her art shows the influence of pop culture. It's important to learn about other cultures. The company's corporate culture is focused on increasing profits. an area that has been criticized for its lack of culture Verb The virus is cultured in the laboratory from samples of infected tissue. culture bacteria in laboratory dishes See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

For decades, traditional culture in Thailand has revered the King.

Reuters, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022 Another sign of new beginnings in American tennis can be found in the hopeful shift in the sport’s culture in the States.

Emily Burack, Town & Country, 9 Sep. 2022 The play features the upper-middle class White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP) culture in northeastern United States between 1920 and 1980.

Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 Like Star Wars or The Beatles, there’s an entire culture built around it.

Mark Stock, Men's Health, 7 Sep. 2022 Regardless, her focus is on telling the story of Ukraine’s culture in her collections, which sell mostly to an international clientele.

Chantal Fernandez, refinery29.com, 1 Sep. 2022 Experience Highland culture with themed competitions, bagpipe performances, Highland Games and more.

Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2022 Brooks started the school safety liaison program to provide culture, climate and intervention support in secondary schools.

Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2022 Padilla said that while there is a vibrant and world-famous fandango culture in Veracruz, contemporary fandangos communities have popped up around the world, including Japan, Europe, South America and New York City.

Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2022

Verb

The past few years have been difficult, with challenges including the coronavirus pandemic that forced some of the most drastic shifts in teaching and learning, and instances of school violence and culture war clashes.

Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2022 Teachers in Texas are leaving in droves, citing low pay, feeling undervalued, health and safety concerns, and culture war pressures.

Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2022 Forte, credited as an integral part of the revitalization of the Argentine horror scene, spoke with Variety in advance of the screening on connecting to culture, the Argentine genre cinema circuit and finding a kindred soul in Díaz.

Holly Jones, Variety, 18 July 2022 Donovan Mitchell has a whole lot of say and sway inside Jazz operations, everything from the way the team plays on the floor to personnel decisions to strategies to culture to coaching hires to team branding.

Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 June 2022 After cultivating white akoya pearls, Kokichi Mikimoto also became the first to culture black South Sea pearls.

Jill Newman, Town & Country, 12 May 2022 Barton unpacks why Christianity was so interconnected to culture and how the shift progressed.

Madeline Coggins, Fox News, 5 July 2022 The second solution was poured on the finger multiple times, from different angles, and left to culture for two weeks to produce the finished product.

Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2022 Typically, these plastic trays are used to culture cells.

Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 May 2022 See More

单词	cultures
释义	culture 1 of 2 noun cul·ture ˈkəl-chər 1 a : the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group also : the characteristic features of everyday existence (such as diversions or a way of life) shared by people in a place or time popular culture Southern culture b : the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution or organization a corporate culture focused on the bottom line c : the set of values, conventions, or social practices associated with a particular field, activity, or societal characteristic studying the effect of computers on print culture Changing the culture of materialism will take time … Peggy O'Mara d : the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations 2 a : enlightenment and excellence of taste acquired by intellectual and aesthetic training b : acquaintance with and taste in fine arts, humanities, and broad aspects of science as distinguished from vocational and technical skills a person of culture 3 : the act or process of cultivating living material (such as bacteria or viruses) in prepared nutrient media also : a product of such cultivation 4 : cultivation, tillage We ought to blame the culture, not the soil. Alexander Pope 5 : the act of developing the intellectual and moral faculties especially by education 6 : expert care and training beauty culture culture 2 of 2 verb cultured; culturing ˈkəlch-riŋ ˈkəl-chə- transitive verb 1 : cultivate 2 a : to grow in a prepared medium culture microorganisms b : to start a culture from (see culture entry 1 sense 3) culture soil Synonyms Noun accomplishment civilization couth cultivation polish refinement Verb crop cultivate dress grow promote raise rear tend See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun In this new view, genes allow the human mind to learn, remember, imitate, imprint language, absorb culture and express instincts. Matt Ridley, Time, 2 June 2003 Such an explanation seems sensible to a technologically advanced and ruthlessly competitive culture like our own, where anybody who fails to get at least a college degree … risks spending a life busing tables or telemarketing. Natalie Angier, New York Times, 2 July 2002 Underlying the question "Is this as good as it gets?" was a female j'accuse—against a consumer culture where values like caring had been severely discounted. Susan Faludi, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2001 a study of Greek language and culture Her art shows the influence of pop culture. It's important to learn about other cultures. The company's corporate culture is focused on increasing profits. an area that has been criticized for its lack of culture Verb The virus is cultured in the laboratory from samples of infected tissue. culture bacteria in laboratory dishes See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun For decades, traditional culture in Thailand has revered the King. Reuters, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022 Another sign of new beginnings in American tennis can be found in the hopeful shift in the sport’s culture in the States. Emily Burack, Town & Country, 9 Sep. 2022 The play features the upper-middle class White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP) culture in northeastern United States between 1920 and 1980. Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 Like Star Wars or The Beatles, there’s an entire culture built around it. Mark Stock, Men's Health, 7 Sep. 2022 Regardless, her focus is on telling the story of Ukraine’s culture in her collections, which sell mostly to an international clientele. Chantal Fernandez, refinery29.com, 1 Sep. 2022 Experience Highland culture with themed competitions, bagpipe performances, Highland Games and more. Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2022 Brooks started the school safety liaison program to provide culture, climate and intervention support in secondary schools. Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2022 Padilla said that while there is a vibrant and world-famous fandango culture in Veracruz, contemporary fandangos communities have popped up around the world, including Japan, Europe, South America and New York City. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2022 Verb The past few years have been difficult, with challenges including the coronavirus pandemic that forced some of the most drastic shifts in teaching and learning, and instances of school violence and culture war clashes. Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2022 Teachers in Texas are leaving in droves, citing low pay, feeling undervalued, health and safety concerns, and culture war pressures. Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2022 Forte, credited as an integral part of the revitalization of the Argentine horror scene, spoke with Variety in advance of the screening on connecting to culture, the Argentine genre cinema circuit and finding a kindred soul in Díaz. Holly Jones, Variety, 18 July 2022 Donovan Mitchell has a whole lot of say and sway inside Jazz operations, everything from the way the team plays on the floor to personnel decisions to strategies to culture to coaching hires to team branding. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 June 2022 After cultivating white akoya pearls, Kokichi Mikimoto also became the first to culture black South Sea pearls. Jill Newman, Town & Country, 12 May 2022 Barton unpacks why Christianity was so interconnected to culture and how the shift progressed. Madeline Coggins, Fox News, 5 July 2022 The second solution was poured on the finger multiple times, from different angles, and left to culture for two weeks to produce the finished product. Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2022 Typically, these plastic trays are used to culture cells. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun and Verb Middle English, cultivated land, cultivation, from Anglo-French, from Latin cultura, from cultus, past participle — see cult First Known Use Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4 Verb 1510, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing culture cancel culture culture of success tissue culture co-culture culture shock self-culture Maker culture cancel culture culture of success tissue culture co-culture culture shock self-culture Maker culture See More Kids Definition culture noun cul·ture ˈkəl-chər 1 : cultivation sense 1 2 : the raising or development (as of a crop or product) by careful attention grape culture 3 : the appreciation and knowledge of the arts (as music, dance, and painting) 4 : the habits, beliefs, and traditions of a particular people, place, or time Greek culture Medical Definition culture 1 of 2 noun cul·ture ˈkəl-chər 1 a : the integrated pattern of human behavior that includes thought, speech, action, and artifacts and depends upon the human capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations b : the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group 2 a : the act or process of growing living material (as bacteria or viruses) in prepared nutrient media b : a product of cultivation in nutrient media culture 2 of 2 transitive verb cultured; culturing ˈkəlch-(ə-)riŋ 1 : to grow (as microorganisms or tissues) in a prepared medium 2 : to start a culture from culture soil also : to make a culture of culture milk cultures 1 of 2 noun plural of culture as in civilizations the way people live at a particular time and place a study of ancient Anasazi culture as it existed in the canyons of the American Southwest Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance civilizations lifestyles societies traditions customs lives values manners heritages subcultures mores folklores legacies sub-societies subsocieties cultures 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of culture as in plants to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care culture bacteria in laboratory dishes Synonyms & Similar Words plants grows cultivates crops harvests promotes breeds produces dresses tends roots rears raises propagates sprouts sows ripens germinates gathers gleans reaps quickens Antonyms & Near Antonyms kills picks pulls (up) cuts digs plucks extirpates uproots hays mows See More
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