superculture

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noun

The larger culture that contains a subculture.

OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

nounsuperculture (plural supercultures)

plural supercultures

  1. The larger culture that contains a subculture.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  9. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  10. Latincolō
  11. Latincultūra
  12. Middle Frenchculture
  13. Englishculture
  14. Englishsuperculture

From super- + culture.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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