[sub.cul.ture] n (1886) 1 a: 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 ~" -- sub.cul.tur.al adj -- sub.cul.tur.al.ly adv -- subculture vt