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Subculture vs Cryptolect - What's the difference?

subculture | cryptolect |

As nouns the difference between subculture and cryptolect

is that subculture is a portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features while cryptolect is (linguistics) a secretive language form used by a subculture; an arcane cant.

As a verb subculture

is (biology) to transfer (microorganisms) to a fresh growth medium in order to start a new culture.

subculture

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features.
    • The goth subculture has its own mode of dress, and it has a characteristic musical style.
  • * 1974 , Charles Gaines & George Butler, Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding , page 7.
    • Like those activities, bodybuilding is an obsession, a living (for a few), and a way of life for the people involved in it—a subculture , in a word, with its own values, aesthetics and vocabulary.
  • (biology) A culture made by transferring microorganisms from a previous culture to a fresh growth medium

    • Verb

    (subcultur)
  • (biology) To transfer (microorganisms) to a fresh growth medium in order to start a new culture
  • * {{quote-book, 1990, Heidi F. Kaeppler et al., Silicon carbide fiber-mediated DNA delivery into plant cells, Plant Cell Reports citation
    • , passage=Cultures were subcultured by 20-fold dilution into fresh MS2D medium approximately every 7 d. }}

    See also

    * (wikipedia "subculture") ----

    cryptolect

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) A secretive language form used by a subculture; an arcane cant.
    • Cockney rhyming slang developed originally from the cryptolects of London’s thieves and vagabonds.

    Derived terms

    * cryptolectal

    References

    * “ cryptolect, n. ” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (draft entry, March 2006)