cultivation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)

   Careful cultivation improved the exhausted field.

2. 2
   noun

   the act of raising or growing plants, especially on a large scale

   Corn cultivation is ubiquitous.

3. 3
   noun

   socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners

   The cultivation was remarkable.

4. 4
   noun

   the process of fostering the growth of something

   the cultivation of bees for honey

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

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