culture

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkʌltʃər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkʌltʃɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kulchər)

Inflections of 'culture' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
cultures
v 3rd person singular
culturing
v pres p
cultured
v past
cultured
v past p

culture
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Sense: Noun: civilizing tradition
Synonyms:
civilization, civilisation (UK), society Collocations, lifestyle Collocations, customs, way of life, value system, ethos, conventions, habits, arts, humanities, folklore, lore Collocations, traditions, ethnology, literature Collocations, music Collocations, inheritance Collocations, knowledge Collocations, history Collocations, religion Collocations, arts and sciences
Antonyms:
barbarism, disorder Collocations, chaos Collocations, anarchy
Sense: Noun: refinement and education
Synonyms:
refinement, cultivation, education Collocations, learning Collocations, sophistication, grace Collocations, taste Collocations, erudition, good taste, gentility, proficiency Collocations, finesse, elegance, practice Collocations, intellectuality, experience Collocations, training Collocations, art Collocations, perception Collocations, discernment, finish Collocations, dignity, politeness, manners, urbanity, address Collocations, courtesy Collocations, enlightenment Collocations
Antonyms:
ignorance, crudeness, vulgarity, coarseness, unsophistication, roughness, inelegance
Sense: Noun: cultivation
Synonyms:
growing Collocations, production Collocations, cultivation, cultivating, nurturing
Antonyms:
kill Collocations, pick Collocations, pluck Collocations, cut down, chop down, uproot, pull up, prevent the growth of


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