cultures – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
culture
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
Culture is, in the words of
E.B. Tylor, "that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society."
culture
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
culture
nf.
culture (of a group of people or a particular place), highly developed social and economic structure; education; farming; enlightenment, reading; civilization
culture
n.
culture, civilization; refinement; cultivation (Agriculture); bacteria or germs grown for scientific study (Biology)
