culture

cul|ture1 [ `kʌltʃər ] noun ***

1. ) uncount activities involving music, literature, and other arts:

If you're looking for culture, then Paris is the place for you.

Mexico's literary culture

2. ) count SCIENCE a group of bacteria or cells that have been grown in a scientific experiment:

a collection of animal cell cultures

a ) uncount SCIENCE the process by which a group of bacteria or cells are grown in a scientific experiment:

tissue culture

3. ) count or uncount a set of ideas, beliefs, and ways of behaving of a particular organization or group of people:

The two firms have very different corporate cultures.

Some organizations encourage a culture of secrecy.

=> YOUTH CULTURE

a ) count a society that has its own set of ideas, beliefs, and ways of behaving:

people from different cultures

ancient cultures

b ) count or uncount a set of ideas, beliefs, and ways of behaving of a particular society:

societies that share the same language and culture

exposure to Western culture through movies and music

4. ) uncount TECHNICAL the process of growing crops or raising animals:

the culture of genetically modified crops

culture

cul|ture 2 [ `kʌltʃər ] verb transitive SCIENCE

to grow a group of bacteria or cells in a scientific experiment