Seminar 2: the lexical meaning and its interpretation in modern linguistics

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culture

noun

UK /ˈkʌl.tʃər/ US /ˈkʌl.tʃɚ/

culture noun (WAY OF LIFE)B1 [ C or U ]

the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people at a particular time:

youth/working-class culture

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culture noun (ART)

B1 [ U ]

music, art, theatre, literature, etc.:

You won't find much culture in this sleepy little town, I'm afraid!

popular culture (= the books, music, etc. liked by most people)

3)

culture noun (GROWING)

[ C or U ] BIOLOGY specialized

cells, tissues, organs, or organisms grown for scientific purposes, or the activity of breeding and keeping particular living things in order to get the substances they produce

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culture

verb [ T ] BIOLOGY specialized

UK /ˈkʌl.tʃər/ US /ˈkʌl.tʃɚ/

to breed and keep particular living things in order to get the substances they produce