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cultured
adjective
: having or showing good education, tastes, and manners
: grown or made under controlled conditions
Full Definition of CULTURED
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: produced under artificial conditions <cultured viruses> <cultured pearls>
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First Known Use of CULTURED
circa 1746
Related to CULTURED
- Synonyms
- accomplished, civilized, couth, cultivated, genteel, polished, refined
- Antonyms
- barbaric, barbarous, philistine, uncivilized, uncultured, ungenteel, unpolished, unrefined
CULTURED Defined for Kids
cultured
adjective cul·tured \ˈkəl-chərd\
Definition of CULTURED for Kids
1
: having or showing refinement in taste, speech, or manners
2
: produced under artificial conditions <cultured pearls>
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