subculture

B2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈsʌbˌkʌltʃɚ/ See IPA manual

Freq #51717

Meanings

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noun
A group within a society whose customs, tastes, or beliefs differ from the main culture.

The punk subculture had its own music and style of dress.

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Word family

Forms subcultures

Derived forms cybersubculturesubculturist

Related forms idioculture

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Phrases (1)

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youth subculture
a distinctive culture shared by a group of young people

Noun + noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English subculture From sub- + culture.

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# subculture

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsʌbˌkʌltʃɚ/
**Frequency rank:** 51717

## Meanings
1. A group within a society whose customs, tastes, or beliefs differ from the main culture.

## Examples
- The punk subculture had its own music and style of dress.

## Derived Forms
- cybersubculture
- subculturist

## Related Forms
- idioculture

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English subculture From sub- + culture.

## AI Etymology
Subculture is from sub- + culture. In present-day use, it means a group within a society whose customs, tastes, or beliefs differ from the main culture. Derived formations include cybersubculture, subculturist.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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