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cultivation
Found in thesaurus: socialisation, acculturation, enculturation, socialization, production, ne plus ultra, perfection, flawlessness
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cultivation
n.
soil preparation, growing of crops; development, improvement
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Cultivation
Cultivation may refer to:
- Horticulture, the cultivation of plants
- Tillage, cultivation of the soil
- Animal husbandry, the cultivation of livestock
- Microbiological culture, a method of multiplying microbial organisms
- Cultivation, a video game by Jason Rohrer
- Cultivation theory, George Gerbner's model of media effects
- The acquisition of culture
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cultivation
Noun
1. socialization through training and education
(hypernym) socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation
2. (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
(hypernym) production
(hyponym) aquaculture
(derivation) cultivate, crop, work
(classification) farming, agriculture, husbandry
3. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad
(synonym) polish, refinement, culture, finish
(hypernym) perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra
(derivation) educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise
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cultivation
nf.
cultivation, soil preparation
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cultivation
n.
obdělávání; pěstování
