Definition of subculture
1a : a culture (as of bacteria) derived from another cultureb : an act or instance of producing a subculture
2 : an ethnic, regional, economic, or social group exhibiting characteristic patterns of behavior sufficient to distinguish it from others within an embracing culture or society a criminal subculture
subculturally
adverbsubculture
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Examples of subculture in a Sentence
a subculture of local painters
a subculture of poverty and crime
Recent Examples of subculture from the Web
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But in both images, Burra used form and content to communicate the joie de vivre of gay subcultures.
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Michael Amato is intrigued by the photography of subcultures: Mike Brodie's Polaroid chronicles of train-hoppers, Anton Kusters' immersion into the Yakuza, Morgan Ashcom's images of skateboard-riding anarchists.
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This!, a documentary on the VHS subculture that debuted this week at SXSW.
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1885
First Known Use of subculture
1885
Other Sociology Terms
SUBCULTURE Defined for English Language Learners
subculture
playDefinition of subculture for English Language Learners
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: a group that has beliefs and behaviors that are different from the main groups within a culture or society
Medical Dictionary
subculture
Medical Definition of subculture
subcultured
;subculturing
: to culture (as bacteria) anew on a fresh medium by inoculation from an older culture
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