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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Cultivation \Cul`ti*va"tion\ (k?l`t?-v?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F.
     cultivation.]
     1. The art or act of cultivating; improvement for
        agricultural purposes or by agricultural processes;
        tillage; production by tillage.
  
     2. Bestowal of time or attention for self-improvement or for
        the benefit of others; fostering care.
  
     3. The state of being cultivated; advancement in physical,
        intellectual, or moral condition; refinement; culture.
  
              Italy . . . was but imperfectly reduced to
              cultivation before the irruption of the barbarians.
                                                    --Hallam.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cultivation
       n 1: socialization through training and education
       2: (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to
          grow crops
       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 [syn: {polish}, {refinement}, {culture},
           {finish}]

From eng-fra [engfra]:

  cultivation
  	[kʌltiveiʃən]
  	culture
  
  

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