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Noun culture has 8 senses

culture, civilization, civilisation - a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization"
--₁ is a kind of society
--₁ has parts: subculture
--₁ has particulars:

Aegean civilization, Aegean civilisation, Aegean culture; Helladic civilization, Helladic civilisation, Helladic culture; Minoan civilization, Minoan civilisation, Minoan culture; Mycenaean civilization, Mycenaean civilisation, Mycenaean culture; Paleo-American culture, Paleo-Amerind culture, Paleo-Indian culture; Western culture, Western civilization

Derived form: verb acculturate₁

culture - the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group
--₂ is a kind of taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness
--₂ has particulars: counterculture; mass culture; letters
Derived form: verb acculturate₁
acculturation, culture - all the knowledge and values shared by a society
--₃ is a kind of content, cognitive content, mental object
--₃ has particulars: meme
Derived form: verb acculturate₁
culture - (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar); "the culture of cells in a Petri dish"
--₄ is a kind of growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
culture - (bacteriology) the product of cultivating micro-organisms in a nutrient medium
--₅ is a kind of product
--₅ has particulars: starter
polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish - 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
--₆ is a kind of perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra
culture - 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"
--₇ is a kind of attitude, mental attitude
--₇ has particulars: cyberculture; Kalashnikov culture; mosaic culture
culture - the raising of plants or animals; "the culture of oysters"
--₈ is a kind of cultivation
--₈ has particulars: cranberry culture; tillage; viticulture