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culture, cultured
1. The quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
2. That which is excellent in the arts, manners, etc.
3. A particular form or stage of civilization, as that of a certain nation or period: Greek culture.
4. The development or improvement of the mind by education or training.
5. The behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group: the youth culture; the culture of the elderly; the drug culture.
6. In anthropology, the sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings and transmitted from one generation to another.
7. In biology, the cultivation of microorganisms; such as, bacteria, or of tissues, for scientific study, medicinal use, etc.; the product or growth resulting from such cultivation.
8. The act or practice of cultivating the soil; tillage and farming.
9. The raising of plants or animals; especially, with a view to their improvement; the product or growth resulting from such cultivation.
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