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people of cultivation appreciate the special experience that only live theater can provide
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Grateful Dead At 60 years and still truckin’, the Grateful Dead—whose original members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bobby Weir were in attendance—is mythological in its organic cultivation of community and the live show experience.
—Cathy Applefeld Olson, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
The lack of consistency in the cultivation, processing and availability of cannabis products across state lines is significant.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
The effort to curb the disease took shape in the 1920s when the country prevented the cultivation of rice and other crops near houses.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Seedless cannabis was a rare and highly potent treat through much of the 1990s until using feminized seeds that produced buds without seeds became the norm in cultivation.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1553, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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“Cultivation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cultivation. Accessed 20 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
cultivation
noun
cul·ti·va·tion
ˌkəl-tə-ˈvā-shən
1
: the act or art of cultivating especially the soil
Medical Definition
cultivation
noun
cul·ti·va·tion
ˌkəl-tə-ˈvā-shən
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