"petroculture" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: petrocultures [plural]
Etymology: From petro- + culture. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|petro|culture}} petro- + culture Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} petroculture (countable and uncountable, plural petrocultures)
  1. A culture that is dependant on and shaped by oil and petrochemicals. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-petroculture-en-noun-uXIITDT- Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with petro-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Blend of petro- + agriculture Etymology templates: {{blend|en|petro-|agriculture}} Blend of petro- + agriculture Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} petroculture (uncountable)
  1. The cultivation of crops that can be processed into products that currently require the use of petrochemicals. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-petroculture-en-noun-izclZCEU Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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