cul
ture
Plural
cultures
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the general beliefs, customs, and lifestyles of a specific society
- In Japanese culture, it's customary to bow when greeting someone.
- In my culture, we celebrate New Year with fireworks and a big feast.
- Our school promotes a culture of respect and kindness.
- The culture of the native tribes is full of fascinating rituals.
- We experienced the local culture during our stay in Italy.
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the ways of thinking and behaving that identify a certain social group or organization
3
a particular society at a particular time and place
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the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group
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the process of growing cells, tissues, or organisms in an artificial environment with controlled conditions such as temperature, nutrients, and pH
- Microbiologists use agar plates to culture bacteria for studying their growth and characteristics.
- Tissue culture techniques are employed in laboratories to grow plant cells for agricultural research and biotechnology applications.
- Cell culture is essential in pharmaceutical research to produce vaccines and study cell behavior in controlled environments.
- Aquarists maintain cultures of microorganisms to feed to fish and other aquatic organisms in aquariums.
- Fungal culture is conducted to identify and study fungi responsible for diseases in plants and humans.
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the raising of plants or animals
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a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
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