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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions culture noun  The arts, customs, and habits that characterize a particular society or nation. The beliefs, values, behavior and material objects that constitute a people's way of life. (microbiology) The process of growing a bacterial or other biological entity in an artificial medium. (anthropology) Any knowledge passed from one generation to the next, not necessarily with respect to human beings. The collective noun for a group of bacteria. verb (cultur, ing) (transitive) To maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria). (transitive) To increase the artistic or scientific interest (in something). Etymology: From (term, cultura, lang=la) < (term, cultus, lang=la), perfect passive participle of (term, colere, , till, cultivate, worship, lang=la) (related to (term, colonus, lang=la) and (term, colonia, lang=la)) < (proto, Indo-European, qwel), + suffix (term, -ura).      Full Definition of culture  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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