unculture

[ uhn-kuhl-cher ]
/ ʌnˈkʌl tʃər /

noun

the lack or absence of culture: Much modern fiction is a product of unculture.

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advocate
to give up possession or occupancy of.
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Origin of unculture

First recorded in 1615–25; un-1 + culture

OTHER WORDS FROM unculture

un·cul·tured, adjective

Words nearby unculture

unctad, unction, unctuarium, unctuous, uncultivated, unculture, uncultured, uncurl, uncus, uncustomary, uncut
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