culture
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(noun) the raising of plants or animals: "the culture of oysters" |
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Related Words: cranberry culture, cultivation, tillage |
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(noun) (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar); "the culture of cells in a Petri dish" |
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Related Words: cultivation |
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(noun) the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group |
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Related Words: appreciation, counterculture, discernment, letters, mass culture, perceptiveness, taste |
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(noun) a particular civilization at a particular stage |
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Related Words: Aegean civilization, Aegean culture, Helladic civilization, Helladic culture, Minoan civilization, Minoan culture, Mycenaean civilization, Mycenaean culture, civilization, tribalism |
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(noun) all the knowledge and values shared by a society |
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Synonyms: acculturation |
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Related Words: cognitive content, content, mental object |
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