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culture
noun
the
ideas
,
customs
,
arts
,
and
social
behaviour
that
characterise
a
particular
group
or
society
•
Street
artists
add
bright
colours
that
reflect
the
city's
diverse
culture
.
Street
artists
add
bright
colours
that
reflect
the
city's
diverse
culture
.
•
Learning
a
new
language
helps
you
understand
the
culture
of
its
speakers
.
Learning
a
new
language
helps
you
understand
the
culture
of
its
speakers
.
From
Latin
cultura
“
cultivation
,
care
”,
later
“
culture
,
style
of
civilisation
”.
noun
a
population
of
microorganisms
,
cells
,
or
tissues
grown
in
a
special
nutrient
medium
for
scientific
study
•
The
scientist
placed
the
blood
sample
in
a
Petri
dish
to
grow
a
bacterial
culture
.
The
scientist
placed
the
blood
sample
in
a
Petri
dish
to
grow
a
bacterial
culture
.
•
A
cell
culture
was
used
to
test
the
new
medicine
.
A
cell
culture
was
used
to
test
the
new
medicine
.
Extension
of
the
sense
“
cultivation
”
to
microorganisms
in
the
late
19th
century
.
verb
-
culture
,
culturing
,
cultures
,
cultured
to
grow
microorganisms
,
cells
,
or
tissues
in
a
controlled
environment
for
study
or
production
•
Technicians
culture
the
virus
in
a
secure
lab
before
testing
vaccines
.
Technicians
culture
the
virus
in
a
secure
lab
before
testing
vaccines
.
•
To
culture
yogurt
,
you
need
to
keep
the
milk
warm
for
several
hours
.
To
culture
yogurt
,
you
need
to
keep
the
milk
warm
for
several
hours
.
Verb
use
developed
from
the
noun
in
scientific
contexts
in
the
late
19th
century
.
