subcultural

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adjective

Pertaining to a subculture, or to subcultures in general.

OriginEnglish cultural ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle French culture →
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Meanings

adjectivesubcultural (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to a subculture, or to subcultures in general.

    A sub-cultural style or artifact, when adopted by the mainstream, loses its singularity. Once bell-bottoms became fashionable they were no longer a "gay style."

    1980 August 16, Michael Bronski, “Does Life Incriminate Art?”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 5, page 10

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  8. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  9. Latincolō
  10. Latincultūra
  11. Middle Frenchculture
  12. Englishculture
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Englishcultural
  16. Englishsubcultural

From sub- + cultural.

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Translations

Catalan subcultural
  • subculturalTranslations
German subkulturell
  • subkulturellTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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