culture UK /ˈkʌlt͡ʃə/US /ˈkʌlt͡ʃɚ/noun 11verb 2forms 3phrases 1 noun11 •the ideas, art and ways of living that the people of a society or nation shareCastration of bulls was a socialization process that turned a bull into an ox; in this transformation something wild became something very useful; nature became culture. — 1981 •The beliefs, values, behaviour, and material objects that constitute a people's way of life. •The conventional conducts and ideologies of a community; the system comprising the accepted norms and values of a society.Few concepts are as emotionally charged as that of race. The word conjures up a mixture of associations—culture, ethnicity, genetics, subjugation, exclusion and persecution. — 2012 •The growth thus produced.I'm headed to the lab to make sure my cell culture hasn't died. •A group of bacteria. •Cultivation.http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/suffolk/grownet/flowers/sprgbulb.htm The Culture of Spring-Flowering Bulbs •The process of growing a bacterial or other biological entity in an artificial medium. •(euphemistic) Ethnicity, race (and its associated arts, customs, etc.). •Any knowledge passed from one generation to the next, not necessarily with respect to human beings. •Ellipsis of archaeological culture (“recurring assemblage of artifacts from a specific time and place that may constitute the material culture remains of a particular past human society”). •The details on a map that do not represent natural features of the area delineated, such as names and the symbols for towns, roads, meridians, and parallels. verb2 •to maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria) (compare cultivate) •to increase the artistic or scientific interest (in something) (compare cultivate) formscultured · culturing · cultures Phrases with culture culture heroA mythical character or real person who is renowned as the exemplar of the values or achievements of a society, group, or time period.
