"macroculture" meaning in English

See macroculture in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: macrocultures [plural]
Etymology: macro- + culture Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|macro|culture}} macro- + culture Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} macroculture (countable and uncountable, plural macrocultures)
  1. The dominant culture in a society, its overculture; a collection of related microcultures Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: overculture, underculture, culture, subculture, microculture
    Sense id: en-macroculture-en-noun-qKFmrMwR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with macro-

Inflected forms

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