culture

/ˈkʌlt͡ʃə/

8 senses across 2 parts of speech

noun

The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize a particular society or nation.
The beliefs, values, behaviour and material objects that constitute a people's way of life.
The conventional conducts and ideologies of a community; the system comprising of the accepted norms and values of a society.
Any knowledge passed from one generation to the next, not necessarily with respect to human beings.
The process of growing a bacterial or other biological entity in an artificial medium.
The growth thus produced.

Example “I'm headed to the lab to make sure my cell culture hasn't died.”

To maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria) (compare cultivate)
To increase the artistic or scientific interest (in something) (compare cultivate)