cultivation

noun

cul·​ti·​va·​tion ˌkəl-tə-ˈvā-shən How to pronounce cultivation (audio)
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: the act or art of cultivating or tilling

Examples of cultivation in a Sentence

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Initially designed in 2020, the project involved selecting growers to prepare for legal cannabis cultivation. Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 The filing details the company's recent business developments, including acquisitions and expansion of retail and cultivation operations in various states. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025 One recent climate model has shown Canada gaining 1.6 million square miles of arable land suitable for crops such as wheat, corn, and potatoes by 2080—a fourfold increase of the area currently available for cultivation. Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025 Half of those are for cultivation, none of which are yet active. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cultivation

Word History

First Known Use

1553, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of cultivation was in 1553

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“Cultivation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cultivation. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

cultivation

noun
cul·​ti·​va·​tion ˌkəl-tə-ˈvā-shən How to pronounce cultivation (audio)
1
: the act or art of cultivating especially the soil
2

Medical Definition

cultivation

noun
cul·​ti·​va·​tion ˌkəl-tə-ˈvā-shən How to pronounce cultivation (audio)

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