midcult

[ mid-kuhlt ]
/ ˈmɪdˌkʌlt /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter) the intellectual culture intermediate between highbrow and lowbrow; middlebrow culture.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of such culture.

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Origin of midcult

1955–60, Americanism; mid(dle-brow) cult(ure); see masscult

Words nearby midcult

midbody, midbrain, midcentury modern, midcourse, midcourse correction, midcult, midday, middelburg, middelmannetjie, middelskot, midden
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