cultivation

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The art or act of cultivating (improvement of land for or by agriculture), as:
  2. (countable, uncountable) The art or act of cultivating (improvement of land for or by agriculture), as:
  3. (countable, uncountable) The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture
  4. (countable, uncountable) Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)
  5. (countable, uncountable) Advancement or refinement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition

Frequency

32k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/
Etymology

From Medieval Latin cultivātus, perfect passive participle of cultivō, + -ion, or Middle French cultivation. By surface analysis, cultivate + -ion.

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