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| 1. | [ adjective ] marked by refinement in taste and manners | |
| Synonyms: | cultured polite genteel civilized | |
| Examples: | "cultivated speech" "cultured Bostonians" "cultured tastes" "a genteel old lady" "polite society" |
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| Related terms: | refined | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] no longer in the natural state; developed by human care and for human use | |
| Examples: | "cultivated roses" "cultivated blackberries" |
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| Related terms: | tame | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] marked by refinement in taste and manners | |
| Synonyms: | cultured polite genteel civilized civilised | |
| Examples: | "cultivated speech" "cultured Bostonians" "cultured tastes" "a genteel old lady" "polite society" |
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| Related terms: | refined | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing | |
| Examples: | "cultivated land" |
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| Related terms: | uncultivated | |
| Similar spelling: |
cultivate cultivatable cultivator cultivable cultivation cultivar |
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