| Noun | 1. | cultivation - socialization through training and education | |
| 2. | cultivation - (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow cropsproduction - (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of production" aquaculture - rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food culture - the raising of plants or animals; "the culture of oysters" tilling - cultivation of the land in order to raise crops | |
| 3. | cultivation - 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 | |