cultivation

Borrowed from French cultivation.

• IPA^(key): /ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

cultivation (countable and uncountable, plural cultivations)

1. The art or act of cultivating (improvement of land for or by agriculture), as:
   1. Tillage: plowing, sowing and raising crops.

      The cultivation of these valleys dates back thousands of years.

   2. Light tillage: turning or stirring the soil, especially for weed control.

      Coordinate terms: no-till, no-tillage

      The cultivation of the hillside led to soil erosion.

2. The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture

   These fields are in cultivation.

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

   His steadfast cultivation of their relationship finally bore fruit.

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

   She is a woman of great cultivation.

• (art or act of cultivating): tillage
• (advancement or refinement in condition): refinement, culture; education

• cultivar
• cultivate, cultivator

• IPA^(key): /kyl.ti.va.sjɔ̃/

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cultivation f (plural cultivations)

1. cultivation

• cultivable
• cultiver
• cultivateur