Culture

  • 41culture — /ˈkʌltʃə / (say kulchuh) noun 1. Sociology the sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings, which is transmitted from one generation to another. 2. a particular state or stage of civilisation, as in the case of a certain… …

  • 42culture — noun 1) exposing their children to culture Syn: the arts, the humanities, intellectual achievement; literature, music, painting, philosophy, the performing arts 2) a man of culture Syn: intellectual/artistic awareness, education …

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  • 43culture — noun 1) a lover of culture Syn: the arts, high art 2) a man of culture Syn: education, cultivation, enlightenment, discernment, discrimination, taste, refinement, sophistication 3) …

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  • 44culture*/*/*/ — [ˈkʌltʃə] noun 1) [U] activities involving music, literature, and other arts If you re looking for culture, then Paris is the place for you.[/ex] Britain s literary culture[/ex] 2) [C/U] a set of ideas, beliefs, and ways of behaving societies… …

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  • 45culture — 1. noun /ˈkʌlt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ a) The arts, customs, and habits that characterize a particular society or nation. The Culture of Spring Flowering Bulbs b) The beliefs, values, behaviour and material objects that constitute a pe …

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  • 46culture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cultivation, tillage; development, education, learning; enlightenment; refinement, breeding, polish; civilization. See agriculture, courtesy, improvement, knowledge. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of… …

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  • 47CULTURE — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index culture noun culture (2), mankind adjective artificial, cultural, cultured, earthly, manlike, nature adjective …

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  • 48CULTURE —    from the Latin to till or cultivate. Generally it has come to mean the fabric of human endeavor in a society and as such embraces both arts and sciences. Sometimes it is contrasted with CIVILIZATION which is taken as a highly developed stage… …

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  • 49culture — cul·ture || kÊŒltʃə n. civilization; refinement; cultivation (Agriculture); bacteria or germs grown for scientific study (Biology) v. expose to culture, cultivate; grow in a controlled environment for scientific study (bacteria, germs, etc.) …

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  • 50culture — noun 1》 the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.     ↘a refined understanding or appreciation of this. 2》 the customs, ideas, and social behaviour of a particular people or group. 3》 Biology the… …

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