Cultivation /(k?l`t?-v?"sh?n)/

Cul·ti·va·tion

Cultivation

n.
  1. The art or act of cultivating; improvement for agricultural purposes or by agricultural processes; tillage; production by tillage.
  2. Bestowal of time or attention for self-improvement or for the benefit of others; fostering care.
  3. The state of being cultivated; advancement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition; refinement; culture.
    Italy . . . was but imperfectly reduced to cultivation before the irruption of the barbarians.