Meanings
nounidioculture (plural idiocultures)
plural idiocultures
- The distinctive cultural norms and behaviour patterns of a group (such as a clique or friendship circle) within a community or subculture.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*swé
- Proto-Indo-European*swéd-yo-s
- Proto-Hellenic*hwédios
- Ancient Greekῐ̓́δῐος (ĭ́dĭos)
- Englishidio-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
- Proto-Italic*kʷelō
- Latincolō
- Latincultūra
- Middle Frenchculture
- Englishculture
- Englishidioculture
From idio- (“individual, separate”) + culture.
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APA
idioculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idioculture
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“idioculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idioculture. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “idioculture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idioculture.
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