Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Related Searches
on Ask.com
Browse Nearby Entries
subculture
6 dictionary results for: Subculture
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
sub·cul·ture       [v. suhb-kuhl-cher; n. suhb-kuhl-cher] Pronunciation Key verb, -tured, -tur·ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1.Bacteriology. to cultivate (a bacterial strain) again on a new medium.
–noun
2.Bacteriology. a culture derived in this manner.
3.Sociology.
a.the cultural values and behavioral patterns distinctive of a particular group in a society.
b.a group having social, economic, ethnic, or other traits distinctive enough to distinguish it from others within the same culture or society.
[Origin: 1895–1900; sub- + culture]

—Related forms
sub·cul·tur·al, adjective
sub·cul·tur·al·ly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
sub·cul·ture       (sŭb'kŭl'chər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A cultural subgroup differentiated by status, ethnic background, residence, religion, or other factors that functionally unify the group and act collectively on each member.
  2. One culture of microorganisms derived from another.

sub·cul'tur·al adj.
(Download Now or Buy the Book)
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
subculture 
1886, in ref. to bacterial cultures, from sub- + culture. 1936 in ref. to humans.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
subculture

noun
a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT
American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
subculture

A group within a society that has its own shared set of customs, attitudes, and values, often accompanied by jargon or slang. A subculture can be organized around a common activity, occupation, age, status, ethnic background, race, religion, or any other unifying social condition, but the term is often used to describe deviant groups, such as thieves and drug users. (See counterculture.)


The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

subculture sub·cul·ture (sŭb'kŭl'chər)
n.
A culture made by transferring to a fresh medium microorganisms from a previous culture.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT
Share This:Share This: digg.comShare This: ma.gnolia.comShare This: www.stumbleupon.comShare This: del.icio.usShare This: FacebookShare This: favorites.live.comShare This: www.technorati.comShare This: furl.netShare This: myweb2.search.yahoo.comShare This: www.google.com