Lexic.us

Definition of Culture

1. Verb. Grow in a special preparation. "The biologist grows microorganisms"

2. Noun. A particular society at a particular time and place. "Early Mayan civilization"

3. Noun. The tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group.

4. Noun. All the knowledge and values shared by a society.

5. Noun. (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar). "The culture of cells in a Petri dish"

6. Noun. A highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality. "Almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"

7. Noun. The attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization. "The reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture"

8. Noun. The raising of plants or animals. "The culture of oysters"

Definition of Culture

1. n. The act or practice of cultivating, or of preparing the earth for seed and raising crops by tillage; as, the culture of the soil.

2. v. t. To cultivate; to educate.

3. n. The cultivation of bacteria or other organisms in artificial media or under artificial conditions.

Definition of Culture

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

2. Noun. The beliefs, values, behaviour and material objects that constitute a people's way of life. ¹

3. Noun. (microbiology) The process of growing a bacterial or other biological entity in an artificial medium. ¹

4. Noun. (anthropology) Any knowledge passed from one generation to the next, not necessarily with respect to human beings. ¹

5. Noun. The collective noun for a group of bacteria. ¹

6. Noun. (botany) cultivation ¹

7. Noun. (computing) The language and peculiarities of a geographical location. ¹

8. Verb. (transitive) To maintain in an environment suitable for growth (''especially of bacteria''). ¹

9. Verb. (transitive) To increase the artistic or scientific interest (''in something''). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Culture

1. to make fit for raising crops [v -TURED, -TURING, -TURES]

Medical Definition of Culture

1. To grow in vitro. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Culture

cultural attache cultural characteristics cultural deprivation cultural diversity cultural evolution cultural evolutionism cultural imperialism cultural literacy cultural movement cultural patrimony

cultural shock cultural studies cultural wealth culturally culturati culture (current term) culture collections culture maker culture makers culture media

culture medium culture minister culture shock culture shocks culture vulture culture vultures culture war culture wars

Literary usage of Culture

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey (1916)
"culture as Aim. — Whether or not social efficiency is an aim which is consistent with culture turns upon these considerations. culture means at least ..."

2. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1909)
"WALNUT culture IN THE NORTH. BY HJ RAMSEY. In treating of a subject so broad it will be impossible to cover in any sense fully or satisfactorily the various ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"four or five times until the protozoa were thoroughly washed, and no trace of the old culture water remained. Several parthenogenetic female rotifers were ..."

4. Manual of Serum Diagnosis: Deep Breathing and a Complete System for by Bernarr Macfadden, Otto Rostoski (1904)
"With one year's subscription to the PHYSICAL culture Magazine, $1.65; ... Given free for three (3) yearly subscriptions to the PHYSICAL culture Magazine at ..."

5. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1921)
"This purpose, however, important as it is, does not cover our conception of art culture in its present relationship, nor is it the first or primary object ..."

6. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1881)
"Our society takes the liberty of asking you as one of the most urgent workers for silk-culture in America to give us your advice as to a filature, ..."

7. Testimonium Animæ: Or, Greek and Roman Before Jesus Christ; a Series of by Ernest Gottlieb Sihler (1908)
"Many, he justly observes, are so shallow as to take social etiquette and the amenities of that life as culture. One cannot deny that if we form an exact ..."

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