subculture
noun
sub·cul·ture
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Definition of subculture
1a
: a culture (as of bacteria) derived from another culture
b
: 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
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Other Words from subculture
subcultural
\ ˌsəb-ˈkəlch-rəl
, -ˈkəl-chə- \
adjective
, -ˈkəl-chə- \
adjective
subculturally
adverb
subculture
transitive verb
Examples of subculture in a Sentence
a subculture of local painters
a subculture of poverty and crime
Recent Examples on the Web
Another was into the fierce youth subcultures on the streets which became ritualized in the violent youth-gang culture, reinforcing the neighborhood climate of fear. — Don Pinnock, Quartz Africa, "Cape Town’s bloody gang violence is deeply rooted in its racist history," 16 Aug. 2019 Nonetheless, the movement to reduce flying has created a subculture in Sweden, complete with its own hashtags on social media. — Umair Irfan, Vox, "Air travel is a huge contributor to climate change. A new global movement wants you to be ashamed to fly.," 1 Aug. 2019 And so, in the mid-‘00s, Pence began collecting flyers, photographs, records, tour merch and other artifacts from Baltimore’s punk and derivative subcultures. — Sameer Rao, baltimoresun.com, "One man’s story story of Baltimore punk rock in 5 artifacts," 31 July 2019 What began as a way to give a larger platform to what used to be considered a subculture. — Jessi Roti, chicagotribune.com, "ComplexCon debuts in Chicago, and it’s a hypebeast’s world at McCormick Place," 21 July 2019 Twitter and Instagram operate in dozens of countries and are home to myriad subcultures from Black Twitter to Earthquake Twitter. — Sara Harrison, WIRED, "Twitter and Instagram Unveil New Ways to Combat Hate—Again," 11 July 2019 Before RuPaul, drag was viewed as an obscure subculture. — Erika Ryan, CNN, "Courage and sacrifice: 6 activists behind LGBTQ progress," 26 June 2019 Following the tradition of the first one, Mario Maker 2's subculture is a world of trolling, fiendishly difficult puzzles, and challenge ideas that would make Shigeru Miyamoto absolutely flip. — Julie Muncy, WIRED, "The Super Mario Maker 2 Community Is a Haven of Player Creativity," 10 July 2019 The documentary about the Kiki dance subculture in New York City will be shown Aug. 2 at 2 p.m. and Aug. 3, in a free screening for teens, at 11 a.m. Admission to the films is $10, $9 seniors and students, $7 members, free for Film Stars. — Susan Dunne, courant.com, "Six LGBT-film series at Wadsworth Atheneum," 24 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'subculture.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for subculture
subculture
noun
English Language Learners Definition of subculture
: a group that has beliefs and behaviors that are different from the main groups within a culture or society
See the full definition for subculture in the English Language Learners Dictionary
subculture
noun
sub·cul·ture
| \ ˈsəb-ˌkəl-chər
\
\
Medical Definition of subculture
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a culture (as of bacteria) derived from another culture
2
: an act or instance of producing a subculture
Other Words from subculture
subcultural
\ -ˈkəlch-(ə-)rəl
\
adjective
\
adjective
subculturally
\ -Ä“
\
adverb
\
adverb
subculture
transitive verb
subcultured;
subculturing
Medical Definition of subculture (Entry 2 of 2)
: to culture (as bacteria) anew on a fresh medium by inoculation from an older culture
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