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US
/ˌkəɫtɪˈveɪʃən/
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[ UK /kˌʌltɪvˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /kˌʌltɪvˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
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socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners
her cultivation was remarkable - the act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large scale)
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the process of fostering the growth of something
the cultivation of bees for honey - (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
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a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art
they performed with great polish
I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose
How To Use cultivation In A Sentence
- That's about four acres under cultivation - enough to produce a total harvest last year of about 10,000 bundles.
- Too frequently the stories seem to settle for, at worst, an indulgence in superficial whimsy, at best, a cultivation of the bizarre in situation and event that, at least as I read them, can't bear the weight they're asked to bear when left to provide the primary source of dramatic interest. Genre Fiction
- A wide area of coastal plains extends across the western seaboard, a region of phosphate mining and the cultivation of citrus, olives, tobacco, and grains.
- The Titan Arum was discovered in 1878 in its sole indigenous habitat, the Indonesian island of Sumatra, and grows in cultivation in only a handful of places around the world.
- Rice cultivation, which is dependent on the vagaries of weather and on complex systems of irrigation, requires cooperative labor.
- Admittedly, dictatorships do not encourage the cultivation of colourful eccentrics such as Montgomery or Patton.
- We mutagenized a wild-type strain and sought animals that were defective in cultivation-temperature avoidance.
- Some of the most hazardous chemicals are used in the cultivation of fruit or hops. The Residue Report - an action plan for safer food
- Weeds are best controlled through regular cultivation and/or through the use of mulches.
- All of which suggests that, just as either the overripeness or the rawness of what you serve can speak to your cultivation, to your acquired level of artistry, so cruelty can exhibit your refinement. BREAKFAST WITH SOCRATES