culture

noun
cul·ture
/ˈkʌlt͡ʃə/

The conventional conducts and ideologies of a community; the system comprising the accepted norms and values of a society.

Other meanings

Any knowledge passed from one generation to the next, not necessarily with respect to human beings.
The process of growing a bacterial or other biological entity in an artificial medium.

Synonyms

civilization
civilisation

Example sentences

“Privacy isn't valued equally by all cultures.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Identity is shaped by culture and experience.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Different cultures look at history differently.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Latin "cultūra" (cultivation; culture).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “culture” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.