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subcultures

subcultures is the plural of subculture.

subcultures is the third-person singular simple present indicative of subculture.

Meaning of subculture

Noun

subculture (plural subcultures)

  1. A portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features, often in contrast to the larger mainstream culture.
    • The goth subculture has its own mode of dress, and it has a characteristic musical style.
  2. A culture made by transferring microorganisms from a previous culture to a fresh growth medium

See all 3 meanings of subculture

Questions about subcultures

What is subcultures the plural of?
Subcultures is the plural of subculture.

Words near subcultures in the dictionary

  1. subculturalist
  2. subculturalists
  3. subculturally
  4. subculture
  5. subcultured
  6. subcultures
  7. subculturing
  8. subculturings
  9. subculturist
  10. subculturists
  11. subcuneate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: subcultures (page history and authors); subculture (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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