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    cultured
    /ˈkʌltʃəd/

    adjective

    • 1. characterized by refined taste and manners and good education: "a cultured and intelligent man"
    • 2. (of tissue cells, bacteria, etc.) grown or propagated in an artificial medium: "cultured tumour cells"

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  2. CULTURED definition: 1. A cultured person has had a good education and knows a lot about art, music, literature, etc. 2…. Learn more.

  3. 1. : cultivated. 2. : produced under artificial conditions. cultured viruses. cultured pearls. Synonyms. accomplished. civilized. couth. cultivated. genteel. polished. refined. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of cultured in a Sentence. the most highly cultured period of the country's long history.

  4. Cultured definition: having or characterized by culture; refined; enlightened. See examples of CULTURED used in a sentence.

  5. If you describe someone as cultured, you mean that they have good manners, are well educated, and know a lot about the arts.

  6. A cultured person usually enjoys art, music, expensive restaurants, and other things considered fancy or educated. An old lady sipping tea with one pinkie sticking out, wearing a flowered hat, and listing to Brahms (the classical composer) would be many people's idea of someone cultured.

  7. adjective. /ˈkʌltʃəd/ /ˈkʌltʃərd/ (of people) well educated and able to understand and enjoy art, literature, etc. synonym cultivated opposite uncultured. Mrs Ramsay was a cultured woman who travelled a great deal. He spoke with a cultured accent. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?

  8. 1. showing or having good taste, manners, upbringing, and education. 2. (Biology) artificially grown or synthesized: cultured pearls. 3. sport of superior quality, as though the product of special training: a cultured left foot; a cultured backhand.

  9. the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people at a particular time: She's studying modern Japanese language and culture. This is one of the most ancient cultures in the world. [ C or U ] the attitudes, behavior, opinions, etc. of a particular group of people within society:

  10. cultured. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English cul‧tured /ˈkʌltʃəd $ -ərd/ adjective intelligent, polite, and interested in art, literature, music etc SYN cultivated a well-read and cultured woman His voice was cultured and unmistakably English.

  11. a. : the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group. also : the characteristic features of everyday existence (such as diversions or a way of life) shared by people in a place or time. popular culture.