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Culture

noun

1.

A particular society at a particular time and place. Synonyms: civilisation, civilization.

2.

The tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group.

3.

All the knowledge and values shared by a society. Synonym: acculturation.

4.

(biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar).

5.

A highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality. Synonyms: cultivation, finish, polish, refinement. "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose" , "Almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"

6.

The attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization. "The reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture"

7.

The raising of plants or animals.

verb

(past & past part. cultured; pres. part. culturing)

1.

Grow in a special preparation.

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"Culture" Quotes from Famous Books

... and order. All his sympathies are decidedly, but not narrowly, conservative. He is, in short, a choice product of nineteenth century ENGLISH civilization; and his poetry may be said to be the most distinct expression of the refinements of English culture—refinements, rather than the ruder but more vital forms of English strength and power. All his ideals of institutions and the general machinery of life, are ...

— Introduction to Robert Browning • Hiram Corson

... "It followed from the culture pattern." Meinora raised an eyebrow. "You saw the reaction of the Duke when he realized that Flor ...

— Millennium • Everett B. Cole

... ventured to entitle a Lay of the Higher Law the following composition, which aims at being in advance of its time; and he has not feared the danger of collision with such unpleasant forms as the Higher Culture. The principles which justify the name are ...

— The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi • Richard F. Burton

... an event took place which has left a lasting impression upon my life. The old physician who had held the village practice for forty years died suddenly of apoplexy, and his successor was a gentleman of high culture—an Oxford wrangler, it was said—about forty years of age, with a daughter of sixteen, an only child. Of course the first time I saw her at church I fell desperately in love: boys always do that with a new face. She was a sprightly girl, with ...

— Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 15, - No. 90, June, 1875 • Various

... expression, and with a fidelity to nature and life, which gave to his unconsciously artistic story the charm of perfect artlessness as well as the semblance of reality. When Bunyan's lack of learning and culture are considered, and also the comparative dryness of his controversial and didactic writings, this efflorescence of a vital spirit of beauty and of an essentially poetic genius in him seems quite inexplicable. The author's rhymed 'Apology for His Book,' ...

— Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 • Various

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