Superculture

[kuhl-cher]

cul·ture

[kuhl-cher] noun, verb, cul·tured, cul·tur·ing.
noun
1.
the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
2.
that which is excellent in the arts, manners, etc.
3.
a particular form or stage of civilization, as that of a certain nation or period: Greek culture.
4.
development or improvement of the mind by education or training.
5.
the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group: the youth culture; the drug culture.
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6.
Anthropology. the sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings and transmitted from one generation to another.
7.
Biology.
a.
the cultivation of microorganisms, as bacteria, or of tissues, for scientific study, medicinal use, etc.
b.
the product or growth resulting from such cultivation.
8.
the act or practice of cultivating the soil; tillage.
9.
the raising of plants or animals, especially with a view to their improvement.
10.
the product or growth resulting from such cultivation.
COLLAPSE
verb (used with object)
11.
to subject to culture; cultivate.
12.
Biology.
a.
to grow (microorganisms, tissues, etc.) in or on a controlled or defined medium.
b.
to introduce (living material) into a culture medium.

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Superculture is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English: tilling, place tilled (< Anglo-French ) < Latin cultūra. See cult, -ure

an·ti·cul·ture, noun
in·ter·cul·ture, adjective
in·ter·cul·ture, noun
mul·ti·cul·ture, noun
non·cul·ture, noun
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pre·cul·ture, noun
su·per·cul·ture, noun
COLLAPSE


4. See education.

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