1cul·ture Pronunciation: 'k&l-ch&r Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin cultura, from cultus, past participle Date: 15th century 1 : cultivation, tillage 2 : the act of developing the intellectual and moral faculties especially by education 3 : expert care and training <beauty culture> 4 a : enlightenment and excellence of taste acquired by intellectual and aesthetic training b : acquaintance with and taste in fine arts, humanities, and broad aspects of science as distinguished from vocational and technical skills 5 a : the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon man's capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations b : the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group c : the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes a company or corporation 6 : cultivation of living material in prepared nutrient media; also : a product of such cultivation |
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