Subculture

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A cultural subgroup differentiated by status, ethnic background, residence, religion, or other factors that functionally unify the group and act collectively on each member.
  • n. One culture of microorganisms derived from another.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features.
  • n. A culture made by transferring microorganisms from a previous culture to a fresh growth medium
  • v. To transfer (microorganisms) to a fresh growth medium in order to start a new culture
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In bacteriology, a culture derived from a previous culture.
  • In bacteriology, to make a secondary culture in a new medium from an old culture.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs
    • Verb Form
    subcultures   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    social group   
    Hyponym
    suburbia    psychedelia    youth culture   
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