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la

feminine

/kyl.tyʁ/

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Translation

culture; farming, crop

Word origin

From Latin cultura, from colere ('to till, to tend, to honour'). The farming sense came first and the sense of a cultivated mind followed.

Origin
Latin
Root
cultura
English cognates
culture, cultivate, colony

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralcultures

Examples

' .

He is very interested in Chinese culture.

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The culture of these people is very old.

souffert '.

The crops suffered from the lack of water.

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She is very widely read.

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Two cultures meet in this city.

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This word is part of lesson 42.