culture
noun
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.
cultures
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pluralof culture.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof culture (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
culturenounthe quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
Example Sentences
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This belief endures in some cultures to this day, a reminder that the magic in these treasures lives on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Deitch traces McGee’s primary influences to the city’s punk, skate, surf and graffiti cultures, as well as its hand-painted signs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Three geographically separated cultures have described the same highly specific hallucinations, and DNA testing has linked two of those cases to a single mushroom species.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
Participants from both Western European and East Asian cultures watched and listened to different versions of the speakers before rating how confident their answers appeared.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
He’d destroyed cultures, destroyed invaluable knowledge, destroyed so much of what had once been bright and good.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
