— subcultural , adj. — subculturally , adv.
v. /sub kul"cheuhr/ ; n. /sub"kul'cheuhr/ , v. , subcultured, subculturing , n.
v.t.
1. Bacteriol. to cultivate (a bacterial strain) again on a new medium.
n.
2. Bacteriol. a culture derived in this manner.
3. Sociol.
a. the cultural values and behavioral patterns distinctive of a particular group in a society.
b. a group having social, economic, ethnic, or other traits distinctive enough to distinguish it from others within the same culture or society.
[ 1895-1900; SUB- + CULTURE ]