subculture
verb (used with object)
to cultivate (a bacterial strain) again on a new medium.
subcultures
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pluralof subculture.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof subculture (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
subcultureverb (used with object)to cultivate (a bacterial strain) again on a new medium.
Example Sentences
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From there, medbeds filtered out to the rest of the secret-space-program community and to other alternative subcultures, including the New Age world.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
It is a mosaic of subcultures: fishermen in coastal towns, hipsters in Portland, hippies in Eugene, hikers in Bend, farmers in the Willamette Valley, loggers in timber towns and cowboys in Eastern Oregon’s high desert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
His content, and that of similar influencers, has brought looksmaxxing out of niche underground subcultures and made it more mainstream.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
And when it does, we can expect AI to become lifelong companion systems we depend on, befriend, and love, a prediction based on the AI affinity Birch says we are already seeing in certain subcultures.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2025
Tightly knit cultures or subcultures, such as that of the police, represent a different kind of locked door.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
