cultivation

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cul·ti·va·tion | \ ˌkəl-tə-ˈvā-shən

Definition of cultivation

1 : culture, refinement

2 : the act or art of cultivating or tilling

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Examples of cultivation in a Sentence

people of cultivation appreciate the special experience that only live theater can provide

Recent Examples on the Web Bioprinted meat also lowers the methane gas level generated from cultivation. — Dennis Mitzner, Forbes, 31 July 2022 The detailed tales of South American drug lords, large-scale weed cultivation, fast boats, even faster cars (on and off the track), wild partying, and Miami real estate are fascinating. — Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 30 July 2022 The music is a main drawing point, but the events can also focused on food, or ‘60s memorabilia or cannabis cultivation. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2022 State licenses can range from $1,205 annually for a specialty cottage cultivation permit to $300,000 annually for large-scale microbusinesses. — Sheila Dedenbach, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2022 Illicit opium cultivation continued to represent a key part of economic activity. — Margherita Stancati, WSJ, 17 July 2022 Until the coronavirus pandemic, all our vaccines required cultivation in eggs or yeast, for example, which is time-consuming and complicated. — Achal Prabhala, Scientific American, 11 July 2022 Kushner's cultivation of the Crown Prince would eventually provide a handsome payday. — Peter Bergen, CNN, 11 July 2022 As violence grows in rural Colombia, so has coca cultivation, which has tripled since 2012, according to US figures. — Diana Durán, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2022 See More

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