culture

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkʌlt͡ʃɚ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkʌlt͡ʃə/

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Noun

Singular culture

Plural cultures

1. (countable) A culture is a common history, set of beliefs, or way of life within a group of people.

   Rock and roll is a central part of American popular culture.

   When I moved to China, it took me a long time to start to understand the culture.

Related words

• cultural
• cultured (adj)

Verb

Plain form culture

Third-person singular cultures

Past tense cultured

Past participle cultured

Present participle culturing

1. If you culture bacteria or cells, you grow them.