culture

Noun
  1. A particular society at a particular time and place (synset 108304765)
    "early Mayan civilization"
    referred to in: archaeology, archeology - the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
    is a type of: society - an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
    subtypes:
    has: subculture - a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs
    same as: civilisation, civilization
  2. The tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group (synset 105759791)
    is a type of: appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness, taste - delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
    subtypes:
    • counterculture - a culture with lifestyles and values opposed to those of the established culture
    • mass culture - the culture that is widely disseminated via the mass media
    • letters - the literary culture
  3. All the knowledge and values shared by a society (synset 105993821)
    is a type of: cognitive content, content, mental object - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
    subtypes: meme - a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)
    same as: acculturation
  4. (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar) (synset 100922324)
    "the culture of cells in a Petri dish"
    referred to in: biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
    is a type of: development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
    subtypes: starter - a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough
  5. A highly developed state of perfection;
    Having a flawless or impeccable quality (synset 114483408)
    "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"
    is a type of: flawlessness, ne plus ultra, perfection - the state of being without a flaw or defect
    same as: cultivation, finish, polish, refinement
  6. The attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization (synset 106204144)
    "the developing drug culture"; "the reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture"
    is a type of: attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
    subtypes:
    • cyberculture - the culture that emerges from the use of computers for communication and entertainment and business
    • kalashnikov culture - the attitudes and behavior in a social group that resolves political disputes by force of arms
    • mosaic culture - a highly diverse culture
  7. The raising of plants or animals (synset 100919573)
    "the culture of oysters"
    is a type of: cultivation - (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
    subtypes:
Verb
  1. Grow in a special preparation (synset 200246666)
    "the biologist grows microorganisms"
    is a type of: grow - cause to grow or develop

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