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  • 21culture — 01. In the [culture] of Japan, people bow to each other when they meet. 02. I have learned a lot about the [culture] of China from my students. 03. He is quite interested in the [culture] of Turkey. 04. In my [culture], the elderly are treated… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 22culture — noun 1 customs, ideas, beliefs, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ ancient, primitive ▪ dominant ▪ modern, traditional ▪ patriarchal ▪ …

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  • 23culture — cul|ture1 W1S2 [ˈkʌltʃə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a society)¦ 2¦(in a group)¦ 3¦(art/music/literature)¦ 4¦(society)¦ 5¦(medicine/science)¦ 6¦(crops)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin cultura, from cultus; CULTIVATE …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24culture — When social scientists use the term culture they tend to be talking about a less restrictive concept than that implied in everyday speech. In social science, culture is all that in human society which is socially rather than biologically… …

    Dictionary of sociology

  • 25culture —    by Richard J. Lane   Consumer, postmodern, popular or mass media culture: all these are synonyms that describe the same phenomenon, one that Baudrillard calls cultural consumption (CS, 99). If culture is thought of simply as an inherited… …

    The Baudrillard dictionary

  • 26CULTURE — s. f. Les travaux qu on emploie pour rendre la terre plus fertile, et pour améliorer ses productions. La culture des champs. La culture des vignes, des plantes, des fleurs. La culture de cette plante exige beaucoup de soin. Travailler, s adonner… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 27CULTURE — n. f. Ensemble des travaux qui servent à rendre la terre plus fertile et à améliorer ses productions. La culture des champs. La culture des vignes, des plantes, des fleurs. Culture jardinière, maraîchère. Frais de culture. Grande culture, se… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 28Culture — A culture is the propagation of microorganisms in a growth media. Any body tissue or fluid can be evaluated in the laboratory by culture techniques in order to detect and identify infectious processes. Culture techniques also be used to determine …

    Medical dictionary

  • 29culture — [[t]kʌ̱ltʃə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ cultures, culturing, cultured 1) N UNCOUNT Culture consists of activities such as the arts and philosophy, which are considered to be important for the development of civilization and of people s minds. There is just not… …

    English dictionary

  • 30culture — noun 1 IN A SOCIETY (C, U) the ideas, beliefs, and customs that are shared and accepted by people in a society: Our culture teaches us to hide a lot of our true feelings. | black culture | Western/British/Japanese etc culture: Western culture… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English