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midcult

[mid-kuhlt]

mid·cult

[mid-kuhlt]
noun
1.
(sometimes initial capital letter) the intellectual culture intermediate between highbrow and lowbrow; middlebrow culture.
adjective
2.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of such culture.

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Midcult is always a great word to know.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
1955–60, Americanism; mid(dle-brow) cult(ure); see masscult
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