Cultivation meaning

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The act of cultivating (in various senses)
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Refinement, or culture.
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Refinement; culture.
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The art or act of cultivating; improvement of land for or by agriculture.

The heavy cultivation of the hillside led to soil erosion.

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The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture.

These fields are in cultivation.

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Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)

His steadfast cultivation of their relationship finally bore fruit.

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Advancement or refinement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition.

She is a woman of great cultivation.

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Origin of cultivation

  • From French cultivation
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Cultivation Sentence Examples

  • On these farms the cultivation of the soil and the rearing of stock go hand in hand, to the great advantage of both.

  • In Sardinia the cultivation is extensive, but receives little attention.

  • There is a special cultivation of hops in the district north-west of 's Hertogenbosch.

  • The state controls its cultivation, which is allowed only in a limited number of departments.

  • Cultivation has well-nigh exterminated it.

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