subculture

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features, often in contrast to the larger mainstream culture.

   The goth subculture has its own mode of dress, and it has a characteristic musical style.

2. 2
   verb

   To transfer (microorganisms) to a fresh growth medium in order to start a new culture

   Cultures were subcultured by 20-fold dilution into fresh MS2D medium approximately every 7 d.

3. 3
   noun

   a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs

4. 4
   noun

   A culture made by transferring microorganisms from a previous culture to a fresh growth medium

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.