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- pronunciation:
- kuhl
tih
veI
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of preparing and improving.
The cultivation of children's minds will help them to think for themselves.We bought fifty acres of vacant farm land and now must begin its cultivation.- synonyms:
- civilizing, cultivating, farming, fostering, growing, tilling
- similar words:
- development, education, fertilizing, growth, improvement, plowing, polishing, sponsorship, support, tending, training, working
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| definition 2: |
the state of being cultivated.
The farmer has one hundred acres of land under cultivation.Smithers was well known for his great learning and cultivation.- synonyms:
- culture
- similar words:
- growth, polish
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| related words: |
agriculture |
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