Main Entry: ¹cul·ture

Pronunciation: \ˈkəl-chər\

Function: noun

1 a : the integrated pattern of human behavior that includes thought, speech, action, and artifacts and depends upon the human capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations b : the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group
2 a : the act or process of growing living material (as bacteria or viruses) in prepared nutrient media b : a product of cultivation in nutrient media

—cul·tur·al \ˈkəlch(-ə)-rəl\ adjective

—cul·tur·al·ly \-rə-lē\ adverb