English noun: culture | |||
1. | culture (group) a particular society at a particular time and place | ||
Samples | Early Mayan civilization. | ||
Synonyms | civilisation, civilization | ||
Broader (hypernym) | society | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Aegean civilisation, Aegean civilization, Aegean culture, Helladic civilisation, Helladic civilization, Helladic culture, Indus civilization, Minoan civilisation, Minoan civilization, Minoan culture, Mycenaean civilisation, Mycenaean civilization, Mycenaean culture, Paleo-American culture, Paleo-Amerind culture, Paleo-Indian culture, Western civilization, Western culture | ||
Part holonym | subculture | ||
Domain category | archaeology, archeology | ||
2. | culture (cognition) the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness, taste | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | counterculture, letters, mass culture | ||
3. | culture (cognition) all the knowledge and values shared by a society | ||
Synonyms | acculturation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cognitive content, content, mental object | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | meme | ||
4. | culture (act) (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar) | ||
Samples | The culture of cells in a Petri dish. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | starter | ||
Domain category | biological science, biology | ||
5. | culture (state) a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | cultivation, finish, polish, refinement | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flawlessness, ne plus ultra, perfection | ||
6. | culture (cognition) the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization | ||
Samples | The developing drug culture. The reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | attitude, mental attitude | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cyberculture, Kalashnikov culture, mosaic culture | ||
7. | culture (act) the raising of plants or animals | ||
Samples | The culture of oysters. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cultivation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cranberry culture, monoculture, tillage, viniculture, viticulture | ||
English verb: culture | |||
1. | culture (change) grow in a special preparation | ||
Samples | The biologist grows microorganisms. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | grow | ||