subculture

Meanings

1. 1
   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.

Common collocations

• youth subculture Noun + noun

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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