CULTURE
\kˈʌlt͡ʃə], \kˈʌltʃə], \k_ˈʌ_l_tʃ_ə]\
Definitions of CULTURE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization"
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a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad
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the raising of plants or animals; "the culture of oysters"
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(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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the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group
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the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; "the developing drug culture"; "the reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture"
By Princeton University
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a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization"
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the raising of plants or animals; "the culture of oysters"
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(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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the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act or practice of cultivating, or of preparing the earth for seed and raising crops by tillage; as, the culture of the soil.
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The act of, or any labor or means employed for, training, disciplining, or refining the moral and intellectual nature of man; as, the culture of the mind.
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The state of being cultivated; result of cultivation; physical improvement; enlightenment and discipline acquired by mental and moral training; civilization; refinement in manners and taste.
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To cultivate; to educate.
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The cultivation of bacteria or other organisms in artificial media or under artificial conditions.
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The collection of organisms resulting from such a cultivation.
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Those details of a map, collectively, which do not represent natural features of the area delineated, as names and the symbols for towns, roads, houses, bridges, meridians, and parallels.
By Oddity Software
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The cultivation of bacteria or other organisms in artificial media or under artificial conditions.
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The collection of organisms resulting from such a cultivation.
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Those details of a map, collectively, which do not represent natural features of the area delineated, as names and the symbols for towns, roads, houses, bridges, meridians, and parallels.
By Noah Webster.
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A collective expression for all behavior patterns acquired and socially transmitted through symbols. Culture includes customs, traditions, and language.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The training or refining of the mental or moral powers; the enlightenment which results from mental and moral training; as, culture or civilization includes education, manners, and morals; refinement; tillage; care given to the growth and development of animals and plants; the breeding of bacteria for scientific use; the product of such breeding.
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Cultured.
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To cultivate.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To cultivate.
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Cultivation: the state of being cultivated: advancement or refinement the result of cultivation.
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To cultivate: to improve.
By Daniel Lyons
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To cultivate.
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The act of tilling; cultivation; the application of labour, with a view to production or improvement; intellectual or moral discipline and training.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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1. The propagation of microorganisms on or in artificial media of various kinds. 2. A growth of micro organisms on or in an artificial medium such as bouillon, potato, agar jelly, etc.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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The generation of germs in a broth or any nutritious substance.
By William R. Warner
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Cultivation; training; improvement; refinement of mind, morals, or taste; enlightenment.
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The development of micro-organisms, or the organisms so developed.
By James Champlin Fernald
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The act of preparing the earth for seed; cultivation; any labour or means employed for improvement.
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To cultivate or improve.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. [Latin] Tillage; means of making land productive;—process of effecting mental or moral growth; mental instruction; moral training or discipline;—the result of such; high attainment; refinement, &c.
By Thomas Sheridan
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Lafayette's mixture
- Preparation of copaiba, cubebs, spirit nitrous ether, and liquor potassae. See under Lafayette.