culture
noun
the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
had cultured
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past perfectof culture.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By the spring of 2012 they had cultured biopsies from three genetically hearing-impaired patients.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 15, 2013
He carried a rich country nature to the city, and he had cultured it finely, and it was bearing fair and mellow fruit.
From Summerfield or, Life on a Farm by Day Kellogg Lee
The old man had cultured his land, and no fairer flowers or sweeter fruits grew in the valley than his own.
From Allegories of Life by Mrs. J. S. Adams
Many of our most intelligent men have had cultured mothers.
From True Woman, The A Series of Discourses by Justin D. Fulton
Leland had grappled with adverse seasons, and held his own against hard and clever men, but he had not as yet had cultured Englishwomen for his enemies or partisans.
From By Right of Purchase by Harold Bindloss
