culture
• noun 1 the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. 2 a refined understanding or appreciation of this. 3 the customs, institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or group. 4 the cultivation of plants, breeding of animals, or production of cells or tissues. 5 a preparation of cells grown in an artificial medium containing nutrients. • verb maintain (tissue cells, bacteria, etc.) in conditions suitable for growth. — ORIGIN Latin cultura ‘growing, cultivation’, from colere ‘cultivate’.
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