culture
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a particular society at a particular time and place
early Mayan civilization
Types & categories
- society hypernym
- Aegean civilization hyponym
- Helladic civilization hyponym
- Indus civilization hyponym
- Minoan civilization hyponym
- Mycenaean civilization hyponym
- Paleo-American culture hyponym
- Western culture hyponym
Parts & wholes
- subculture part meronym
Related & opposite
- acculturate derivation
- archeology domain topic
Sense 2 verb
grow in a special preparation
the biologist grows microorganisms
Types & categories
- grow hypernym
Sense 3 noun
the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group
Types & categories
- appreciation hypernym
- counterculture hyponym
- mass culture hyponym
- letters hyponym
Related & opposite
- acculturate derivation
- ethnic derivation
- cultural derivation
Sense 4 noun
all the knowledge and values shared by a society
Types & categories
- cognitive content hypernym
- meme hyponym
Related & opposite
- acculturate derivation
- ethnic derivation
- cultural derivation
Sense 5 noun
(biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar)
the culture of cells in a Petri dish
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- biology domain topic
Sense 6 noun
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
they performed with great polish
Types & categories
- perfection hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization
the developing drug culture
Types & categories
- attitude hypernym
- cyberculture hyponym
- Kalashnikov culture hyponym
- mosaic culture hyponym
Sense 8 noun
the raising of plants or animals
the culture of oysters
Types & categories
- cultivation hypernym
- cranberry culture hyponym
- monoculture hyponym
- tillage hyponym
- viticulture hyponym
Related & opposite
- cultural derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | acculturate |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | archeology |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | subculture |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | society |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Aegean civilization |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Helladic civilization |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Indus civilization |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Minoan civilization |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Mycenaean civilization |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Paleo-American culture |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Western culture |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | grow |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | acculturate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | ethnic |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | cultural |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | appreciation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | counterculture |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mass culture |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | letters |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | acculturate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | ethnic |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | cultural |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | cognitive content |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | meme |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | biology |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | growth |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | starter |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | polish up |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | fine-tune |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | civilize |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | perfection |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | attitude |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | cyberculture |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | Kalashnikov culture |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | mosaic culture |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | cultural |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | cultivation |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | cranberry culture |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | monoculture |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | tillage |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | viticulture |