overculture

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noun

The dominant culture in a society, whose mores, traditions, and customs are those normally followed in public, as opposed to a subculture.

Similar
uberculture
OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

nounoverculture (plural overcultures)

plural overcultures

  1. The dominant culture in a society, whose mores, traditions, and customs are those normally followed in public, as opposed to a subculture.

    Synonyms: uberculture

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe dominant culture in a society, whose mores, traditions, and customs are those normally followed in public, as opposed to a subculture.

Similar
uberculture
Also see
uberculture

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  9. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  10. Latincolō
  11. Latincultūra
  12. Middle Frenchculture
  13. Englishculture
  14. Englishoverculture

From over- + culture.

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APA

overculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overculture

MLA

“overculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overculture. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overculture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overculture.

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