microculture
noun
mi·cro·cul·ture
ˈmī-krō-ˌkəl-chər 
1
: a microscopic culture of cells or organisms
2
: the culture of a small group of human beings with limited perspective
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One of the best ways to guard against this is to build a microculture with like-minded people who are interested in positive interactions.
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Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
Rebrands are essentially an opportunity to pivot from one microculture into another.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
Many of the restaurants featured on the show have their own microculture.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2021
This is not to say that teams that have a microculture are insular.
—Kartik Mandaville, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021
There is such a strange microculture to footballers’ fashion and style and the design that goes around it.
—Alicia Lutes, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2021
This year, monoculture floundered, but microculture flourished.
—Jason Kehe, Wired, 21 Dec. 2020
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Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
Rebrands are essentially an opportunity to pivot from one microculture into another.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
Many of the restaurants featured on the show have their own microculture.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2021
This is not to say that teams that have a microculture are insular.
—Kartik Mandaville, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021
There is such a strange microculture to footballers’ fashion and style and the design that goes around it.
—Alicia Lutes, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2021
This year, monoculture floundered, but microculture flourished.
—Jason Kehe, Wired, 21 Dec. 2020
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“Microculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microculture. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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microculture
noun
mi·cro·cul·ture
ˈmī-krō-ˌkəl-chər
: a microscopic culture of cells or organisms
a microculture of lymphocytes
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