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Word: Culture
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (denoting a cultivated piece of land): the noun from French culture or directly from Latin cultura ‘growing, cultivation’; the verb from obsolete French culturer or medieval Latin culturare, both based on Latin colere ‘tend, cultivate’ (see cultivate). In late Middle English the sense was ‘cultivation of the soil’ and from this (early 16th century), arose ‘cultivation (of the mind, faculties, or manners’); culture (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the early 19th century
ˈkʌltʃə
the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively
Short Definition:human intellectual achievements
Examples:- 20th century popular culture
the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society
Short Definition:ideas and customs of society
Examples:- African-Caribbean culture
- people from many different cultures
the cultivation of bacteria, tissue cells, etc. in an artificial medium containing nutrients
Short Definition:cultivation of bacteria etc. in artificial medium
Examples:- the cells proliferate readily in culture
the cultivation of plants
Short Definition:cultivation of plants
Examples:- this variety of lettuce is popular for its ease of culture
Word: Culture
Speech Type: Verb
ˈkʌltʃə
maintain (tissue cells, bacteria, etc.) in conditions suitable for growth
Short Definition:artificially cultivate bacteria etc.
Examples:- several investigators have attempted to culture biliary cells
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