cultivation
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French cultivation
Pronunciation
Noun
cultivation (countable and uncountable, plural cultivations)
- The art or act of cultivating; improvement of land for or by agriculture
- The heavy cultivation of the hillside led to soil erosion.
- The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture
- These fields are in cultivation.
- Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)
- His steadfast cultivation of their relationship finally bore fruit.
- Advancement or refinement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition
- She is a woman of great cultivation.
Synonyms
- (art or act of cultivating): tillage
- (advancement or refinement in condition): refinement, culture; education
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Translations
art or act of cultivating
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state of being cultivated
devotion of time or attention to the improvement of
advancement or refinement in condition
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French
Pronunciation
Noun
cultivation f (plural cultivations)
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