cultivation
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cultivation
- /ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/
- [ˌkʰʌltɪˈveɪʃn̩]
- /ˌkʌltəˈveɪʃən/
- [ˌkʰʌltəˈveɪʃn̩]
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin cultivātus, perfect passive participle of cultivō, + -ion, or Middle French cultivation. By surface analysis, cultivate + -ion.
noun cultivations
- Tillage: plowing, sowing and raising crops. The cultivation of these valleys dates back thousands of years.
- Light tillage: turning or stirring the soil, especially for weed control. The 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.
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Advancement or refinement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition
She is a woman of great cultivation.
Similar: refinement, culture, education
Similar: tillage
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cultivate, agricultural, agriculture, crop, arable, farming, farmland, gardening, farm, husbandry, replanting, sowing, tillage, transplant, plantation, planting
noun
Similar: tillage
Translations
Every language
noun art or act of cultivating
| Español | cultivación, cultivo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 경작 gyeongjak |
| 日本語 | 栽培 saibai |
| 中文 | 養殖 /养殖 yǎngzhí |
| Português | cultivo, cultivação |
| Français | culture |
| Deutsch | Bodenbearbeitung, Kultivierung |
| Italiano | coltura |
| Română | cultivare, cultură agricolă, cultivație |
| Русский | культиви́рование kulʹtivírovanije, возде́лывание vozdélyvanije, обрабо́тка obrabótka, выра́щивание vyráščivanije |
| العربية | تَهْذِيب tahḏīb |
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