underculture

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noun

A subculture, a non-dominant culture of a portion of a society, as opposed to the society's overculture.

OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

noununderculture (plural undercultures)

plural undercultures

  1. A subculture, a non-dominant culture of a portion of a society, as opposed to the society's overculture.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  14. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  15. Latincolō
  16. Latincultūra
  17. Middle Frenchculture
  18. Englishculture
  19. Englishunderculture

From under- + culture.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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