cultured

adjective

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

Examples of cultured in a Sentence

the most highly cultured period of the country's long history
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But the Grimms wanted to preserve the culture of the common folk, not to make the folk sound cultured. Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 The race is therefore on to produce cultured meat at scale, with products that look, smell and taste like real meat, right down to their texture. David Prosser, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 Whether anyone should is another matter—for decades, scientific policy and regulation has held 14 days as the limit for how long embryos can be cultured in a lab. Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024 Both sweet cream buttermilk and cultured buttermilk have cultures that give them the acidity necessary for helping leaven baked goods. Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cultured 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cultured was circa 1746

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“Cultured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cultured. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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cultured

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

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