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microculture

microculture noun: a very small (niche) culture.

Noun

microculture (plural microcultures)

  1. A very small (niche) culture.
    • (This is not to be confused with the microculture of bands like the NESKimos and the Advantage, who perform live versions of Nintendo game songs.)2008 June 8, Ben Ratliff, “Folk in Death-Metal, Nintendo in Techno”, in New York Times
    • But brands will always need someone to explain TikTok microcultures to old losers.2022 February 16, Allison P. Davis, “A Vibe Shift Is Coming – Will any of us survive it?”, in New York, →ISSN

Forms of microculture

pluralmicrocultures
alternative formmicro-culture

Origin of microculture

From micro- + culture.

Words formed from microculture

Questions about microculture

What does microculture mean?
Microculture means a very small (niche) culture.
What part of speech is microculture?
Microculture is a noun.
What is the plural of microculture?
The plural of microculture is microcultures.

Words near microculture in the dictionary

  1. microcultivated
  2. microcultivation
  3. microcultivations
  4. microcultural
  5. microculturally
  6. microculture
  7. microcultures
  8. microcurette
  9. microcurettes
  10. microcurie
  11. microcuries

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Adapted from Wiktionary: microculture (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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