culture

«culture» in Mova's school dictionary: The way of life of a group of people: their language… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (culture — uncountable; a culture, cultures); verb (culture — in science, rare)

meaning for a pupil

1) The way of life of a group of people: their language, food, clothes, beliefs, customs, festivals, music and art. tree →

2) Art, music, books, theatre and other creative activities, all together. tree →

3) The ideas and habits shared by people in a group, like a school or team (a culture of kindness). tree →

4) (science) Tiny living things, like bacteria, grown on purpose in a dish for study. tree →

sense in the lessons

In social studies and history, pupils learn about many cultures: Indigenous cultures, cultures of the countries their families come from, and how cultures mix in modern cities. Respecting other cultures is part of manners and citizenship. In science, a culture is bacteria grown on agar in a petri dish. Phrases: different cultures, culture shock, popular culture (pop culture), Māori culture, Aboriginal culture, cultural (adjective), multicultural.

examples

• Every culture has its own festivals and foods. tree →
• In our class there are children from many different cultures. tree →
• We learned about Māori culture and the haka. tree →
• Bowing is part of Japanese culture. tree →
• Music, dance and stories are part of a culture. tree →
• Our school has a culture of helping each other. tree →
• The scientist grew a culture of bacteria in a petri dish. tree →
• Moving to a new country can give you culture shock. tree →
• The continuity of language and culture between these two divisions of Gaeldom has clearly brought about this identity of their folk-tales. tree →

note

«Culture» is usually uncountable (culture is important) but countable when talking about different groups (many cultures). Adjective: cultural (cultural traditions). No culture is «normal» and others «strange» — they are just different.

In the corpora

• A habit learned from others and passed on is a small piece of culture.
• Classmates from different cultures or religions deserve curiosity and respect.
• Remarks about someone's food can make them ashamed, because food comes from different families and cultures.
• When their cultures are talked about, listen and learn.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Māori and Native American peoples are the first peoples of their lands, and their cultures deserve respect.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «culture» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.