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culture

[kuhl-cher] / ˈkʌl tʃər /
NOUN
breeding, education, sophistication
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ability art civilization fashion perception practice science skill
STRONG
accomplishment address capacity class courtesy cultivation delicacy dignity discrimination dress elegance elevation enlightenment erudition finish gentility grace improvement kindness learning manners nobility polish politeness proficiency refinement savoir-faire tact training urbanity
WEAK
aestheticism good taste
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorance inability inexperience
STRONG
bad manners clumsiness coarseness crudeness harm hurt impoliteness incompetence inelegance ineptness roughness rudeness tactlessness
NOUN
ideas, values of a people
Synonyms
STRONGEST
civilization development folklore habit knowledge lifestyle society way of life
STRONG
convention customs ethnology grounding mores
WEAK
arts and sciences folkways the arts
NOUN
the raising of plants or animals
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agriculture
STRONG
agrology agronomy cultivation farming gardening raising tending
WEAK
agronomics

Example Sentences

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It framed our behaviour in the context of evolution - not culture.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

It’s a pop culture monolith, spawning an Emmy-award winning South Park episode and the Leeroy Jenkins meme.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

The beginning of my professional trajectory was spent in Paris, and there is such a coffeehouse culture in Paris, no?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The storms were also part of old Florida culture.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

I was pleased that the dress was at least a nod to my own culture.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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Human Geography - Middle School

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