cultures

n. civilization; refinement; cultivation (Agriculture); bacteria or germs grown for scientific study (Biology)

v. expose to culture, cultivate; grow in a controlled environment for scientific study (bacteria, germs, etc.)

Culture (from the Latin   cultura stemming from colere, meaning "to cultivate,") generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significant importance. Different definitions of "culture" reflect different theoretical bases for understanding, or criteria for evaluating, human activity.
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Noun
1. a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization"
(synonym) civilization, civilisation
(hypernym) society
(hyponym) Aegean civilization, Aegean civilisation, Aegean culture
(part-meronym) subculture
(derivation) acculturate
2. the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group
(hypernym) taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness
(hyponym) counterculture
(derivation) acculturate
3. all the knowledge and values shared by a society
(synonym) acculturation
(hypernym) content, cognitive content, mental object
(hyponym) meme
(derivation) acculturate
4. (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar); "the culture of cells in a Petri dish"
(hypernym) growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
(classification) biology, biological science
5. (bacteriology) the product of cultivating micro-organisms in a nutrient medium
(hypernym) product
(hyponym) starter
(classification) bacteriology
6. 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
(synonym) polish, refinement, cultivation, finish
(hypernym) perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra
7. 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"
(hypernym) attitude, mental attitude
(hyponym) cyberculture
8. the raising of plants or animals; "the culture of oysters"
(hypernym) cultivation
(hyponym) cranberry culture

n. culture (of a group of people or a particular place), highly developed social and economic structure; education; farming; enlightenment, reading; civilization

n. culture, civilization; refinement; cultivation (Agriculture); bacteria or germs grown for scientific study (Biology)