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cultivation

3 definitions • 6 examples
1
the act of preparing land and growing crops on it, or the act of growing a particular crop:

Examples:

Agriculture in the valleys consists mainly of the culivation of fruits, grains, and vegetables.
The cultivation of wheat required the most fertile lands.
2
the act of trying to develop and improve something:

Examples:

Those who take up the cultivation of mindfulness find out for themselves how it helps to solve life's problems.
We should strive to continuously progress in our cultivation of virtue.
3
the act of making a special effort to establish and develop a friendship:

Examples:

For the cultivation of friends we need above all time for conversation.
Social media is structured in a way that encourages the collection rather than the cultivation of friendship.

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