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cultivation

[kuhl-tuh-vey-shuhn]

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noun

the act or art of cultivating.

the state of being cultivated.

culture; refinement.

Origin:
1690–1700; cultivate + -ion

Related forms

non·cul·ti·va·tion, noun

o·ver·cul·ti·va·tion, noun

pre·cul·ti·va·tion, noun

re·cul·ti·va·tion, noun

self-cul·ti·va·tion, noun

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un·cul·ti·va·tion, noun

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Synonyms
3. gentility, breeding, taste.

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Hundreds of well-heeled investors and would-be farmers poured in from across the country to vie for four cultivation permits.

Cultivation of cross-campus collaborations is a primary responsibility of this position.

If area under cultivation does not increase, rural employment opportunities do not rise.

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Hundreds of well-heeled investors and would-be farmers poured in from across the country to vie for four cultivation permits.

Cultivation of cross-campus collaborations is a primary responsibility of this position.

If area under cultivation does not increase, rural employment opportunities do not rise.

Even then, wildlife was fairly scarce because of increasing deforestation and shifting cultivation.

The investigators say this selective cultivation and management of wild plants shows behaviors that led to agriculture.

In addition, land cultivation has resulted in less habitat for wild animals.

Since lavenders have been in cultivation for centuries and some species cross easily, many varieties and hybrids have arisen.

Cultivation by farmers would still be forbidden, although an application is pending.

It applies a less-is-more ethic to rice cultivation.

They figure they'll get to know prospects, the art of the cultivation dance, the language of moves management.

In fact, opium cultivation has no financial equivalent.

Other problems include illicit cultivation of marijuana and heavy deforestation.

Planting stick, the earliest version of no-till, enables the planting of seeds without cultivation.

They tend to produce suckers, especially if their roots are disturbed by cultivation.

Oakland has become the first city to authorize large-scale industrial cultivation of marijuana.

The primary consideration is the cultivation of the proper kind of reputation.

Venezuela's health minister announced plans to phase out cultivation and production of tobacco.

Age old cultivation overlooked by modern technology.

Roscosmos is investigating wheat and vegetable cultivation and human adaptation to long flights.

Those in cultivation have showy clusters of tubular flowers attractive to hummingbirds.

Weeding, when done by fish being studied by scientists who are writing reports, is called cultivation mutualism.

Additionally, academe discourages the cultivation of good administrators by failing to promote from within.

Illicit cultivation of poppies has also increased to record levels.

Rice cultivation and over-fishing, hunting, and trapping also threaten the ecoregion.

There is no cultivation going on there, only harvesting.

With cultivation on the rise, however, it is now moderately priced and widely available.

To this end, they reckon the cultivation of strong personal connections with client firms at board level will be crucial.

The goal is sustained economic growth that can help reduce and eventually eliminate poppy cultivation.

There are several commercially successful cultivation of the cordyceps fungus in control environment.

Fuel subsidies, which make diesel-powered wells cheap to operate, encourage the cultivation of qat.

Small-scale farmers practicing shifting cultivation are clearing patches of old-growth forest.

It is necessary diligently to engage in cultivation of plants and utilization of green wastes.

The key for their successful cultivation is to feed them with vegetable proteins enriched with marine proteins.

We can appreciate shifting cultivation in these lands.

However, this cultivation of shame strengthens my belief that stories should be shared.

They have been either logged or cleared for tea, citrus, and tobacco cultivation.

The microdroplet cultivation activity is highly visible and not a part of a routine experimentation.

Rice cultivation and overfishing, hunting, and trapping also threaten the ecoregion.

And while we're at it, let's implement a personal cultivation permit.

On hill slopes, however, forests are being rapidly cleared for shifting cultivation.

The water area has been lost due to lotus and nedumboo cultivation.

Chocolate's popularity sparked the spread of cacao cultivation.

Talma lays great stress on the cultivation of imagination and feeling.

But the additional land available for cultivation is unevenly.

Proper cultivation timing, plant spacing and seed selection discourage the prevalence of weeds.

Meanwhile, large-scale cultivation of drug-producing crops continues.

Methods of food cultivation such as hydroponics, food tablets, and super preservatives will use vast amounts of energy and water.

Brady's method of disposing of this species of the barnyard cultivation has gotten him into a peck of trouble.

Lichtenstein's cultivation and manipulation of the dot pattern is one of the show's main subtexts.

Harvests can rise only if new land is brought into cultivation or yields go up.

DC, says early fig cultivation is indicative of a general atmosphere of experimentation following the last ice age.

The paradox is that our demand for these foods endangers the wild bees that help make their cultivation possible.

Moreover, banana cultivation is thought to bring with it a certain self-esteem.

We then headed west over a greatly changed landscape, with almost no sign of marshes and much new cultivation.

Plant cultivation and animal husbandry required rigorous and constant, year-round labor.

Now coca cultivation is on the rise again farther south.

Poppy cultivation is a tradition in certain families, and a source of income tribesmen are reluctant to give up.

Effects of organic and conventional cultivation methods on composition of eggplant fruits.

The cultivation of objectivity while seeking the truth might help.

Its stems from the increase in population and the intensification of agricultural cultivation in the region.

The service sector has no raison d'être without real wealth created by cultivation and by manufacturing.

The cultivation of fish and shellfish is called aquaculture.

Now it would pay them to take out part of their cultivation.

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World English Dictionary

cultivation (ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən)

—n
1.	agriculture
	a. the planting, tending, improving, or harvesting of crops or plants
	b. the preparation of ground to promote their growth
2.	development, esp through education, training, etc
3.	culture or sophistication, esp social refinement

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Word Origin & History

cultivation

c.1700, of knowledge, etc., a figurative use, from Fr. cultivation (16c.), noun of action from cultiver, from L. cultivare "to till" (see cultivate). Meaning "raising of a plant or crop" is from 1719; literal sense of "tilling of the land" is from 1725.

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Medical Dictionary

cultivation cul·ti·va·tion (kŭl'tə-vā'shən)
n.
The process of promoting the growth of a biological culture.

cul'ti·vate' v.

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