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Meaning of culture

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

culture

Pronunciation:/ˈkʌlt͡ʃə//ˈkʌlt͡ʃɚ/

noun

Definitions

  1. The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize a particular society or nation.

  2. The beliefs, values, behaviour and material objects that constitute a people's way of life.

  3. The conventional conducts and ideologies of a community; the system comprising of the accepted norms and values of a society.

  4. Any knowledge passed from one generation to the next, not necessarily with respect to human beings.

verb

Definitions

  1. To maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria) (compare cultivate)

  2. To increase the artistic or scientific interest (in something) (compare cultivate)