slovo | definícia |
cultivation (encz) | cultivation,kultivace n: Zdeněk Brož |
cultivation (encz) | cultivation,obdělávání n: Zdeněk Brož |
cultivation (encz) | cultivation,obhospodařování n: Pino |
cultivation (encz) | cultivation,pěstování n: Zdeněk Brož |
Cultivation (gcide) | 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.
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2. Bestowal of time or attention for self-improvement or for
the benefit of others; fostering care.
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3. The state of being cultivated; advancement in physical,
intellectual, or moral condition; refinement; culture.
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Italy . . . was but imperfectly reduced to
cultivation before the irruption of the barbarians.
--Hallam.
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cultivation (wn) | cultivation
n 1: socialization through training and education to develop
one's mind or manners; "her cultivation was remarkable"
2: (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to
grow crops (especially on a large scale)
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, cultivation, finish]
4: the process of fostering the growth of something; "the
cultivation of bees for honey"
5: the act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large
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| podobné slovo | definícia |
cultivation substrate (encz) | cultivation substrate,kultivační půda [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
landscape recultivation (encz) | landscape recultivation,rekultivace krajiny [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
recultivation (encz) | recultivation,rekultivace [eko.] Bořek Miklas |
self-cultivation (encz) | self-cultivation, n: |
Cultivation (gcide) | 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.
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2. Bestowal of time or attention for self-improvement or for
the benefit of others; fostering care.
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3. The state of being cultivated; advancement in physical,
intellectual, or moral condition; refinement; culture.
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Italy . . . was but imperfectly reduced to
cultivation before the irruption of the barbarians.
--Hallam.
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Incultivation (gcide) | Incultivation \In*cul`ti*va"tion\, n.
Lack of cultivation. [Obs.] --Berington.
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self-cultivation (wn) | self-cultivation
n 1: the process of educating yourself [syn: self-education,
self-cultivation] |
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