culture

culture
cul|ture1 W1S2 [ˈkʌltʃə US -ər] n
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1¦(in a society)¦
2¦(in a group)¦
3¦(art/music/literature)¦
4¦(society)¦
5¦(medicine/science)¦
6¦(crops)¦
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[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin cultura, from cultus; CULTIVATE]
1.) ¦(IN A SOCIETY)¦ [U and C]
the beliefs, way of life, art, and customs that are shared and accepted by people in a particular society
▪ We speak Danish at home so that the boys don't lose touch with their language and culture.
▪ In our culture, it is rude to ask someone how much they earn.
▪ I love working abroad and meeting people from different cultures.
Western/American/Japanese etc culture
▪ A brief history of Western culture.
modern/contemporary culture
▪ Business is one of the major forces in modern culture.
2.) ¦(IN A GROUP)¦ [U and C]
the attitudes and beliefs about something that are shared by a particular group of people or in a particular organization
▪ Every government department has its own particular culture.
corporate/business/company culture
▪ Changing the corporate culture is a long and difficult process.
culture of
▪ In the field of drug development, the culture of secrecy is deep and strong.
▪ modern American youth culture
▪ the drug culture that is destroying so many young lives today
▪ the German political culture
3.) ¦(ART/MUSIC/LITERATURE)¦[U]
activities that are related to art, music, literature etc
▪ If it's culture you're looking for, the city has plenty of museums and art galleries.
▪ the Italian Ministry of Culture
popular culture
(=the music, books, films etc that are liked by a lot of people)
4.) ¦(SOCIETY)¦
a society that existed at a particular time in history
▪ This technique was then adapted and refined by the more sophisticated cultures of the ancient world.
▪ primitive cultures
5.) ¦(MEDICINE/SCIENCE)¦ [U and C]
technical ↑bacteria or cells grown for medical or scientific use, or the process of growing them
▪ It takes two to three weeks to grow the culture from which the presence of handicap can be detected.
▪ The laboratories have extensive tissue culture facilities.
6.) ¦(CROPS)¦[U]
technical the practice of growing crops
▪ clearing forest for rice culture
culture 2
culture2 v [T] technical
to grow ↑bacteria or cells for medical or scientific use

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