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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

하위문화

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hawimunhwa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Subculture/ˈsʌbˌkʌl.tʃɚ/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"인터넷은 다양한 하위문화의 발전을 이끌었습니다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs or interests differing from those of the larger culture.

    "The punk movement of the 1970s was a major youth subculture."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the prefix sub- (meaning 'under' or 'inferior to') combined with culture, originating in sociological studies during the mid-20th century. It entered academic and popular lexicon to describe a cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs or interests divergent from those of the larger mainstream culture.

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