anticulture

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noun

A culture set up in opposition to another culture.

OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

nounanticulture (plural anticultures)

plural anticultures

  1. human sciencesA culture set up in opposition to another culture.
  2. governmentPractices and lifestyles considered to be anticultural.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  9. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  10. Latincolō
  11. Latincultūra
  12. Middle Frenchculture
  13. Englishculture
  14. Englishanticulture

From anti- + culture.

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Translations

Portuguese anticultura
  • anticulturaa culture set up in opposition to another culture
Russian антикультура
  • антикультура (antikulʹtura)a culture set up in opposition to another culture

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

inculturate
Cite this entry
APA

anticulture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticulture

MLA

“anticulture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticulture. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticulture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticulture.

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