Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - culture
Culture
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n. & v. --n. 1 a the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively (a city lacking in culture). b a refined understanding of this; intellectual development (a person of culture). 2 the customs, civilization, and achievements of a particular time or people (studied Chinese culture). 3 improvement by mental or physical training. 4 a the cultivation of plants; the rearing of bees, silkworms, etc. b the cultivation of the soil. 5 a quantity of micro-organisms and the nutrient material supporting their growth. --v.tr. maintain (bacteria etc.) in conditions suitable for growth. Phrases and idioms culture shock the feeling of disorientation experienced by a person suddenly subjected to an unfamiliar culture or way of life. culture vulture colloq. a person eager to acquire culture. the two cultures the arts and science. Etymology: ME f. F culture or L cultura (as CULT): (v.) f. obs. F culturer or med.L culturare
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, cultivated land, cultivation, from Anglo-French, from Latin cultura, from cultus, past participle Date: 15th century cultivation, tillage, the act of developing the intellectual and moral faculties especially by education, expert care and training , 4. enlightenment and excellence of taste acquired by intellectual and aesthetic training, acquaintance with and taste in fine arts, humanities, and broad aspects of science as distinguished from vocational and technical skills, 5. the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations, the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group, the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution or organization , the set of values, conventions, or social practices associated with a particular field, activity, or societal characteristic , the act or process of cultivating living material (as bacteria or viruses) in prepared nutrient media, II. transitive verb (~d; culturing) Date: 1510 cultivate, 2. to grow in a prepared medium, to start a ~ from ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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