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adjective

Definition of culturednext
as in civilized
having or showing a taste for the fine arts and gracious living the most highly cultured period of the country's long history

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verb

past tense of culture
as in cultivated
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care culture bacteria in laboratory dishes

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“Cultured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cultured. Accessed 2 Feb. 2023.

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