SUBCULTURE


Meaning of SUBCULTURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsəb-ˌkəl-chər ]

noun

Date: 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 subculture

• sub·cul·tur·al -ˈkəlch-rəl, -ˈkəl-chə- adjective

• sub·cul·tur·al·ly adverb

• subculture transitive verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.