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cultures

The correct spelling is cultures.

How to pronounce cultures

noun

Say it like: Cul-che-rs

The correct spelling is cultures. The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize a particular society or nation. For example: "I'm headed to the lab to make sure my cell culture hasn't died."

Usage Examples

I'm headed to the lab to make sure my cell culture hasn't died.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize a particular society or nation.
  2. 2.The beliefs, values, behaviour and material objects that constitute a people's way of life.
  3. 3.The conventional conducts and ideologies of a community; the system comprising of the accepted norms and values of a society.
  4. 4.Any knowledge passed from one generation to the next, not necessarily with respect to human beings.
  5. 5.Cultivation.

verb

  1. 1.To maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria) (compare cultivate)
  2. 2.To increase the artistic or scientific interest (in something) (compare cultivate)

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