cultural

[kuhl-cher-uhl]

adjective

1. of or relating to culture or cultivation.

cultural

/ ˈkʌltʃərəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to artistic or social pursuits or events considered to be valuable or enlightened

2. of or relating to a culture or civilization

3. (of certain varieties of plant) obtained by specialized breeding

Other Word Forms

• culturally adverb
• anticultural adjective
• anticulturally adverb
• de-cultural adjective
• noncultural adjective
• nonculturally adverb
• precultural adjective
• preculturally adverb
• pseudocultural adjective
• pseudoculturally adverb
• transcultural adjective
• transculturally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of cultural¹

First recorded in 1865–70; culture + -al ¹

Example Sentences

As on YouTube, the content quickly adapts to cultural trends.

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Lentils turn out to be a meaningful part of that cultural story.

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A review of the £6.3bn programme in 2023 highlighted "systemic, cultural and institutional problems" at the MoD and a "a number of errors of judgement" in the Ajax project.

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If the cultural mood continues tilting toward frugality and retreat, companies that built strategies on steady upward mobility may need to revise expectations.

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“And it wasn’t close. I think that certainly helps propel this video, along with the rise of MTV. It was a perfect storm of a pop cultural phenomenon.”

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Related Words

• artistic 
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