nnoun.groupa particular society at a particular time and placeTopic:archaeologyarcheology
Synset:civilisation civilization
Derivationally Related Form:acculturate
Hypernyms:society
Inherited Hypernyms:culturesocietysocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Aegean civilisationAegean civilizationAegean cultureHelladic civilisationHelladic civilizationHelladic cultureIndus civilizationMinoan civilisationMinoan civilizationMinoan cultureMycenaean civilisationMycenaean civilizationMycenaean culturePaleo-American culturePaleo-Amerind culturePaleo-Indian cultureWestern civilizationWestern culture
Part Meronyms:subculture
Full Hyponyms:aegean civilizationclovis culturecycladic civilizationfolsom culturehelladic civilizationindus civilizationminoan civilizationmycenaean civilizationpaleo-american culturewestern culture
nnoun.cognitionthe tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social groupDerivationally Related Form:acculturatecultural
Hypernyms:appreciation discernment perceptiveness taste
Inherited Hypernyms:culturetastediscriminationbasic cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:counterculturelettersmass culture
Full Hyponyms:countercultureflower powerlettersmass culture
nnoun.cognitionall the knowledge and values shared by a societySynset:acculturation
Derivationally Related Form:acculturatecultural
Hypernyms:cognitive content content mental object
Inherited Hypernyms:acculturationcontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:meme
nnoun.act(biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar)Topic:biological sciencebiology
Examples:- the culture of cells in a Petri dish
Hypernyms:development growing growth maturation ontogenesis ontogeny
Inherited Hypernyms:culturegrowthorganic processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:starter
nnoun.statea highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable qualitySynset:cultivation finish polish refinement
Examples:- 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"--Joseph Conrad
Derivationally Related Form:cultivaterefinepolish
Hypernyms:flawlessness ne plus ultra perfection
Inherited Hypernyms:polishperfectionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitionthe attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organizationExamples:- the developing drug culture
- the reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture
Hypernyms:attitude mental attitude
Inherited Hypernyms:cultureattitudecognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Kalashnikov culturecyberculturemosaic culture
Full Hyponyms:cyberculturekalashnikov culturemosaic culture
nnoun.actthe raising of plants or animalsDerivationally Related Form:cultural
Hypernyms:cultivation
Inherited Hypernyms:culturecultivationproductionindustrycommercial enterprisecommercetransactiongroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:culturecultivationproductionindustrycommercial enterprisecommercetransactiongroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:cranberry culturemonoculturetillagevinicultureviticulture
Full Hyponyms:cranberry culturemonoculturetillageviticulture
vverb.changegrow in a special preparationExamples:- the biologist grows microorganisms
Hypernyms:grow
Inherited Hypernyms:culturegrowdevelopchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something