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Meaning of monoculture | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˈmɒnəˌkʌlt͡ʃə(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. The cultivation of a single crop at a time.
  2. A culture or society that lacks diversity; a society marked by monoculturalism.

Equivalents

Examples

“Monocultures are bad for the environment; as we forced golden, waving wheat to take over the planet, other species faltered and failed, rather than rising on their merits.”
“As we Irish discovered in the great famine of 1845-49, monocultures are generally not a good idea and we abandon biodiversity at our peril. Farrell and Berjon make the same point about our online world: the internet has become an extractive and fragile monoculture.”
“It also isn’t going to be broadcast on TV networks that yearn to re-create the previous century’s monoculture. Our attention spans and tastes keep fracturing, and the ratings for late-night comedy keep declining.”
“We must end the collusive relationship between government, Big Tech, Big Finance and corporate media that creates an ideological monoculture eager to punish people for their beliefs.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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