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culture

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1. culture - Noun

2. culture - Verb

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The act or practice of cultivating, or of preparing the earth for seed and raising crops by tillage; as, the culture of the soil.

The act of, or any labor or means employed for, training, disciplining, or refining the moral and intellectual nature of man; as, the culture of the mind.

The state of being cultivated; result of cultivation; physical improvement; enlightenment and discipline acquired by mental and moral training; civilization; refinement in manners and taste.

To cultivate; to educate.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The highest stage in moral culture at which we can arrive, is when we recognise that we ought to control our thoughts. Charles Darwin

Our culture runs on coffee and gasoline, the first often tasting like the second. Edward Abbey

There is something terribly wrong with a culture inebriated by noise and gregariousness. George Steiner

Different culture means different custom. Indonesian Proverb

There is no point in living if we cannot take back our culture. African Proverb

The country where flowers are expensive lacks the foundation of culture. Chinese Proverb

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