cultured

adjective

cul·​tured ˈkəl-chərd How to pronounce cultured (audio)
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1
: cultivated
2
: produced under artificial conditions
cultured viruses
cultured pearls

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the most highly cultured period of the country's long history
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For instance, in the Hartford student apartments, generous-sized, bathroom vanities with double sinks are topped with cultured marble. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026 As joint capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1873 to 1918, Budapest was one of the liveliest, most cultured, and prosperous cities in Europe; that golden era saw the construction of grand boulevards and numerous splendid buildings. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026 The necklace is made up of 178 diamonds totaling about 52 carats and another seven South Sea cultured pearls. — Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 23 July 2026 The collapse of the Gulf pearling industry — which began in the late 1920s on the arrival of cheaper Japanese cultured pearls — brought widespread poverty to the region, until the discovery of oil shortly after. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cultured

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First Known Use

circa 1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of cultured was circa 1746

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cultured

adjective
1
: cultivated sense 2
2
: produced under artificial conditions
cultured viruses
cultured pearls

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