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

people of cultivation appreciate the special experience that only live theater can provide
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In an effort to permit hemp cultivation while prohibiting production of a psychoactive plant, the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 defined hemp as all parts of the cannabis plant with less than 0.3 percent concentration of delta-9 THC by dry weight. Katharine Neill Harris, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025 After a military coup in 1961, the new authoritarian leadership tied its economic program to the cultivation of a citizenry that was smaller and better educated. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025 The city lifted the medical-only restriction Aug. 5, 2020, for cultivation licenses, and then June 16, 2021, removed it for all cannabis licenses, clearing the way for recreational uses. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025 But for now, the first intervention’s idea is to create a space in the fields that farmers can still use for the collecting of the grapes, and, throughout the year, there could also be gatherings with local communities to talk about subjects related to the cultivation of the land and biodiversity. Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 19 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 5 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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