Subculture Definition

sŭbkŭlchər
subcultures
noun
A group (within a society) of persons who are of the same age, social or economic status, ethnic background, etc. and who share the same distinctive interests, goals, etc.
Webster's New World
The distinct cultural patterns of such a group.
Webster's New World
A culture, as of bacteria, grown on a fresh medium from a previous culture.
Webster's New World

A portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features.

The goth subculture has its own mode of dress, and it has a characteristic musical style.
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verb
(biology) To transfer (microorganisms) to a fresh growth medium in order to start a new culture.
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Noun

Singular:
subculture
Plural:
subcultures

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Subculture Sentence Examples

  • A youth may adopt a subculture only as a result of a media report.

  • Yelling, screaming and trying to cut down the opposition with rage and energy can and have been effective and if nothing else can offer a subculture a theme, a message to hang on, a way to remember to keep fighting.

  • Macabre themes are often preoccupations in the Goth subculture.

  • Most of the people I've met in the anarchist subculture are sincere people.

  • For others, there will be no escape from their exposure to the criminal subculture which imprisonment may well have only reinforced.

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