popular culture
Use Popular culture in a sentencepopular culture
noun
cultural activities or commercial products reflecting, suited to, or aimed at the tastes of the general masses of people.
Also called pop culture.
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| Main Entry: | popular culture |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | contemporary lifestyle and items that are well known and generally accepted, cultural patterns that are widespread within a population; also called pop culture |
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Popular culture
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It doesn't have many references to modern-day events or popular culture.
Poetry has in part been replaced in the popular culture by graphic art.
Popular culture and movies would have you believe that to survive in prison, you're supposed to pick a fight right away.
Popular culture no longer craves archangels and new dawns.
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