cultured

adjective

cul·​tured ˈkəl-chərd How to pronounce cultured (audio)
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: produced under artificial conditions
cultured viruses
cultured pearls

Examples of cultured in a Sentence

the most highly cultured period of the country's long history
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Yogurt is created with cultured bacteria and kefir with kefir grains (live cultures that ferment milk and multiply). Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 6 May 2025 Molina presented herself as a successful entrepreneur, cultured and generous, and never hesitated to shower Ana with praise. Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 1 May 2025 Housed in a 300-year-old colonial mansion, Amparo feels more like the private residence of a cultured friend than a hotel. Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025 Gregg’s dance school, at the Bachelors’ Club in rural Tarbolton, was a steppingstone on Burns’s path to becoming cultured and, Innes said, most likely a place to meet women. Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cultured

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cultured was circa 1746

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“Cultured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cultured. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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cultured

adjective
1
2
: produced under artificial conditions
cultured viruses
cultured pearls

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