Tra từ cultivation - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

noun

1. socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners (Freq. 1)
- her cultivation was remarkable
• Hypernyms:
socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation
2. (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale) (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms:
cultivate
• Topics:
farming, agriculture, husbandry
• Hypernyms:
production
• Hyponyms:
aquaculture, beekeeping, apiculture, farming, agriculture,
husbandry, culture, tilling
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
• Derivationally related forms:
cultivate, refine (for: refinement), polish (for: polish)
• Hypernyms:
perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra
4. the process of fostering the growth of something
- the cultivation of bees for honey
• Derivationally related forms:
cultivate
• Hypernyms:
growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
5. the act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large scale)
• Hypernyms:
production