3 definitions of culture

1. Culture refers to the following Ways of Life, including but not limited to:

• Language : the oldest human institution and the most sophisticated medium of expression.
• Arts & Sciences : the most advanced and refined forms of human expression.
• Thought : the ways in which people perceive, interpret, and understand the world around them.
• Spirituality : the value system transmitted through generations for the inner well-being of human beings, expressed through language and actions.
• Social activity : the shared pursuits within a cultural community, demonstrated in a variety of festivities and life-celebrating events.
• Interaction : the social aspects of human contact, including the give-and-take of socialization, negotiation, protocol, and conventions.
• All of the above collectively define the meaning of Culture.

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2. The totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought.

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3. the act of developing the intellectual and moral faculties especially by education

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